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Webster 1913 Edition
Chloride
Chlo′ride
,Noun.
(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 and disinfecting; – called more properly calcium hypochlorite
. See Hypochlorous acid
, under Hypochlorous
. Mercuric chloride
, corrosive sublimate.