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chloride

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any compound containing a chlorine atom any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The chloride ion is the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl . It is formed when the element chlorine (a halogen ) gains an electron or when a compound such as hydrogen chloride is dissolved in water or other polar solvents. Chloride salts such as sodium chloride ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt). Chloride of ammonium , sal ammoniac. Chloride of lime , bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, CaOCl2 , used in bleaching ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"compound of chlorine and another element," 1812, coined by Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) from chlorine + -ide on the analogy of oxide .

Usage examples of chloride.

From baryta, which it also resembles, it is distinguished by not yielding an insoluble chromate in an acetic acid solution, by the solubility of its chloride in alcohol, and by the fact that its sulphate is converted into carbonate on boiling with a solution formed of 3 parts of potassium carbonate and 1 of potassium sulphate.

What first called it to his attention was the unusual way in which it had taken up the bright acridine orange, a staining compound of zinc chloride that targeted the fats of bacterial cells and made them glow orange under the fluorescent light.

This may be tested for by dissolving, say, 2 grams in a little water and adding barium chloride.

Made by dissolving 12 grams of tartaric acid and 4 grams of stannous chloride in water, and adding potash solution till it is alkaline.

Inhalations of chloride of ammonia, administered with a steam-atomizer, Fig.

To this last is joined a drying-tube containing chloride of calcium and anhydrous copper sulphate.

By taking hold of the water present, it may prevent the dissociation of arsenious chloride.

Contains processed oleander leaves, saltpeter, oil of peppermint, N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol, zinc oxide, charcoal, cobalt chloride, caffeine, extract of digitalis, steroids in trace amounts, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid, artificial coloring and flavoring.

How to make chloride of azode A good example of how ammonium nitrate can be chemically mixed with other substances, and impart its explosive qualities to these otherwise nonexplosive materials, is in the preparation of chloride of azode.

The droplets that remain at the bottom of the beaker are chloride of azode of nitrochloride.

Jevlen possessed oceans that were rich in chloride and chlorate salts.

The water is driven off and condenses in the calcium chloride tube, which is afterwards cooled and weighed.

The two lots of silica are washed free from chlorides with hot water, dried on an air-bath, transferred to a platinum-crucible, ignited gently at first, at last strongly over the blast or in a muffle, cooled in a desiccator, and weighed.

In the determination of chlorides in sea-water, Dittmar used a combined method: precipitating the bulk of the silver as chloride, and after filtering, determining the small excess of silver by sulphocyanate.

Before determining the quantities of the particular alkali metals present, it is best to convert them altogether, either into chloride or sulphate, and to take the weight of the mixed salts.