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chloride

chloride

29 5.6
A substance made when chlorine joins another element, like in table salt
  • noun
  • /ˈklɔːraɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cloruro
  • IV is established with sodium chloride.
  • sodium chloride
  • potassium chloride
  • polyvinyl chloride

This is the concentration of solid silver chloride in the solid.

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Examples

  • So what happens is we mix silver nitrate with sodium chloride in this glass mixture.

  • That's because when calcium chloride dissolves in water, it's exothermic, so it actually releases heat.

  • The sodium is net positive and the chloride is net negative.

  • So over here we have what we call the calcium chloride base people of the world.

  • Sodium mixed with chloride gives us...

  • Calcium chloride ions build up, break down the prints on the paint faster.

  • Here I'm going to add iron chloride to one of these flasks.

  • Combined with the potassium chloride in the salt substitute, we have created an equal exchange of ions.

  • Analysis was restricted to the measurement of lactate and chloride levels in the collected sweat.

    Academic text (1993)
  • When sodium combines with chloride, it forms table salt.

Compounds

potassium chloride
  • Specialized
5 4.3

A white salt that gives potassium to the body and is used in industry

sodium chloride
  • Specialized
3 2.3

White crystals that make food taste salty and are used in industry

polyvinyl chloride
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A hard plastic used to make pipes, cable covers and credit cards

calcium chloride
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A white salt that melts ice on roads and dries things

ammonium chloride
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A white salt used in some medicines, batteries, and chemical processes

ethyl chloride
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A colorless gas used to numb skin for a short time and to make chemicals

methylene chloride
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A colorless liquid with a strong smell used to remove paint and clean equipment

7.6

A white powder used to bleach and kill germs

acetyl chloride
  • Specialized
8.0

A colorless liquid with a strong smell that evaporates easily and is used in chemistry to make medicines and perfumes

aluminum chloride
  • Specialized
5.9

A white or yellowish solid that helps chemicals react and protects wood

ethanoyl chloride
  • Specialized
9.9

A colorless liquid with a strong sharp smell used in chemistry to add a small chemical part to other molecules

9.3

A dark green dye used to stain tissues, show chemical changes, kill germs and treat cyanide poisoning

mercuric chloride
  • Specialized
9.9

A white poisonous chemical used to kill pests and preserve wood

9.4

A white poisonous powder made from mercury once used as a medicine to make people empty their bowels

mercury chloride
  • Specialized
7.6

A poisonous white chemical once used to kill pests and preserve wood

hydrogen chloride
  • Specialized
4.9

A colorless gas that makes a strong acid with water and can burn skin

obidoxime chloride
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine used to treat poisoning from nerve gases like sarin or VX

silver chloride
  • Specialized
5.7

A white chemical that does not dissolve in water and is used in photography, electrochemistry, and some medicines

stannic chloride
  • Specialized
8.9

A clear strong liquid made from tin and chlorine used to make dyes

How Chlorinated

perchloride
  • Specialized
9.9
chloride
  • Specialized
29 5.6

Surface Forms

chloride singular
chlorides plural

Morphology

chloride = chlorine (semi-transparent) = chlor + ide

Formed from the chemical element 'chlorine' with the technical suffix '-ide' used in chemical nomenclature; predictable for learners familiar with chemistry but technical for general learners.

Etymology

Chloride comes from chlorine, which comes from the Greek word chloros meaning 'green', and the ending -ide that marks a chemical compound. So a chloride is a compound containing the greenish element chlorine, like the chloride in table salt.