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chlorides

chlorides is the plural 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.

Phrases with chlorides

Questions about chlorides

What is chlorides the plural of?
Chlorides is the plural of chloride.

Words near chlorides in the dictionary

  1. chloridating
  2. chloride
  3. chloride of lime
  4. chloride shift
  5. chloride shifts
  6. chlorides
  7. chloridic
  8. chloridise
  9. chloridised
  10. chloridises
  11. chloridising

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