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chloride

noun chlo·ride \ˈklō(ə)r-ˌīd, ˈklȯ(ə)r-\

Medical Definition of CHLORIDE

1
:  a compound of chlorine with another element or radical; especially :  a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid—called also muriate
2
:  a monovalent anion consisting at one atom of chlorine

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29 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chloride (noun)
  2. chloride of lime (noun)
  3. chloride shift (noun)
  4. aluminum chloride (noun)
  5. ammonium chloride (noun)
  6. barium chloride (noun)
  7. benzalkonium chloride (noun)
  8. calcium chloride (noun)
  9. cetylpyridinium chloride (noun)
  10. ethyl chloride (noun)
  11. ferric chloride (noun)
  12. hydrogen chloride (noun)
  13. magnesium chloride (noun)
  14. mercuric chloride (noun)
  15. mercurous chloride (noun)
  16. mercury chloride (noun)
  17. methylbenzethonium chloride (noun)
  18. methyl chloride (noun)
  19. methylene chloride (noun)
  20. methylrosaniline chloride (noun)
  21. mild mercurous chloride (noun)
  22. nitrosyl chloride (noun)
  23. potassium chloride (noun)
  24. sodium chloride (noun)
  25. thionyl chloride (noun)
  26. tolonium chloride (noun)
  27. tridihexethyl chloride (noun)
  28. vinyl chloride (noun)
  29. zinc chloride (noun)
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