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Definition of chloride noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chloride

noun

/ˈklɔːraɪd/

/ˈklɔːraɪd/

[uncountable, countable] (chemistry)

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a compound of chlorine and another chemical element see also sodium chloride
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from chlorine + -ide.

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