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chlo•ride
Pronunciation: (klôr'īd, -id, klōr'-), [key]—
n.
1. a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.
2. a compound containing chlorine, as methyl chloride, CH
3Cl.
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