1
: a compound of chlorine with another element or group
especially
: a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid
2
: a monovalent anion consisting of one atom of chlorine
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Form: Capsule Type: Choline chloride Dose: 550 mg Recommended Use: Take two capsules daily, with or without food.
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Casey Seiden, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
But these alternative compounds are more costly than simple rock salt and don’t reduce the negative environmental impact of chloride ions.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
So far, there's no evidence that exposure to the actual, very low concentrations of cyanogen chloride in pools will protect you in any way or give you superpowers.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023
Qiao and his colleagues coated their electrodes with chromium oxide, which attracted a bubble of OH- ions that repelled chloride ions.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 15 Mar. 2023
But one of its components — chloride — can be toxic to aquatic life, make conditions ripe for harmful algal blooms, disrupt the ecosystem of a body of water, make its way into groundwater and corrode pipes.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Vinyl chloride, which is a chemical used to make PVC pipe, is considered a carcinogen.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2024
One design, from Core Power [above], based in the United Kingdom, would use uranium and a chloride salt at a temperature of about 400° C.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2024
Increasing chloride concentrations in North American lakes could begin to disrupt local ecologies and interfere with sources of drinking water.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
Casey Seiden, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
But these alternative compounds are more costly than simple rock salt and don’t reduce the negative environmental impact of chloride ions.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
So far, there's no evidence that exposure to the actual, very low concentrations of cyanogen chloride in pools will protect you in any way or give you superpowers.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023
Qiao and his colleagues coated their electrodes with chromium oxide, which attracted a bubble of OH- ions that repelled chloride ions.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 15 Mar. 2023
But one of its components — chloride — can be toxic to aquatic life, make conditions ripe for harmful algal blooms, disrupt the ecosystem of a body of water, make its way into groundwater and corrode pipes.
—Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
Vinyl chloride, which is a chemical used to make PVC pipe, is considered a carcinogen.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 2 Feb. 2024
One design, from Core Power [above], based in the United Kingdom, would use uranium and a chloride salt at a temperature of about 400° C.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2024
Increasing chloride concentrations in North American lakes could begin to disrupt local ecologies and interfere with sources of drinking water.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
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chloride
noun
chlo·ride
ˈklō(ə)r-ˌīd 
ˈklȯ(ə)r-
: a chemical compound of chlorine with another element, group, or substance
Medical Definition
chloride
noun
chlo·ride
ˈklō(ə)r-ˌīd, ˈklȯ(ə)r-
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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