Meanings
Origin
From chlorine + -uret, attested from 1815, never really competitive with chloride it attempted to replace, obsolete by late 19th c.
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APA
chloruret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloruret
MLA
“chloruret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloruret. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloruret,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloruret.
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