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From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.
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chloride
Today it means: Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical. Full definition →
Today it means: Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical. Full definition →
From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.