chloride

Definition

Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.

Etymology

From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.

Example Sentences

• "Another type, also common in the Taipei area has more chlorides than sulfates, and while it is also hot, its flavor is more salty than sour. The springs at Chinshan on the north coast are typical of this type."
• "Klopfer and Gamble (1966) gave 16 female goats (C. hircus) 5 min of contact with their young at parturition. Nine of the mothers had been temporarily rendered anosmic (could not smell) at parturition by spraying a 10% cocaine hydrogen chloride solution into their nostrils 20–90 min prior to parturition. […] Eight of the nine females who were anosmic at parturition but could smell at reintroduction accepted their own offspring, as well as alien young during reinstatement."
• "The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons."