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chloride

/ˈklɔːˌɹaɪd/ noun

In Latin: none, coined in 1812 Coined: 1812, by Humphry Davy Wiktionary

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Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
Any salt of hydrochloric acid.
The anionic form of a chlorine atom.

Origin

From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.

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