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noun
Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Broader terms: compound, substance, material
noun
Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
Any salt of hydrochloric acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: muriate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compound, substance, material, halide, salt
noun
The anionic form of a chlorine atom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Broader terms: halide, anion, ion
noun
any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: halide
Narrower terms: potassium chloride, potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte
noun
any compound containing a chlorine atom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: compound, chemical compound
Narrower terms: calomel, mercurous chloride, trichloride, dichloride, bichloride, perchloride, aluminum chloride, aluminium chloride, methylene chloride, dichloromethane, obidoxime chloride, silver chloride, stannic chloride, hemin, protohemin
History
From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.
Across languages
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