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chlorid

chlorid is the archaic form of chloride.

Meaning of chloride

Noun

chloride (plural chlorides)

  1. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
    1. Any salt of hydrochloric acid.
      • Another type, also common in the Taipei area has more chlorides than sulfates, and while it is also hot, its flavor is more salty than sour. The springs at Chinshan on the north coast are typical of this type.1982 February 21, “Wulai: Hot springs resort with treasury of culture”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 7, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2
  2. The anionic form of a chlorine atom.

Forms of chlorid

pluralchlorids

Questions about chlorid

What is chlorid the archaic form of?
Chlorid is the archaic form of chloride.

Words near chlorid in the dictionary

  1. chlorhydrin
  2. chlorhydrins
  3. chlorian
  4. chloric
  5. chloric acid
  6. chlorid
  7. chloridaemia
  8. chloridate
  9. chloridated
  10. chloridates
  11. chloridating

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