chloride

noun

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, CH3Cl.

noun

1. any salt of hydrochloric acid, containing the chloride ion Cl –
2. any compound containing a chlorine atom, such as methyl chloride (chloromethane), CH 3 Cl

n.

1. A binary compound of chlorine.

1. A compound, such as ammonium chloride, containing chlorine and another element or radical.