| Chloride (n.) A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical |
| ethyl chloride a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic |
| polyvinyl chloride / PVC a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables |
| sodium chloride / common salt a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) |
| ammonium chloride / sal ammoniac a white salt used in dry cells |
| methylene blue / methylthionine chloride a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning |
| bleaching powder / chlorinated lime / chloride of lime a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect |
| acetyl chloride / ethanoyl chloride colorless liquid acyl chloride (CHCOCl) that has a pungent odor |
| potassium chloride / potassium muriate / potash muriate / K-Dur/ Kaochlor / K-lor / Klorvess / K-lyte salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur , Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte), taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency |
| hydrogen chloride a colorless corrosive gas (HCl) |
| calcium chloride a deliquescent salt, used in de-icing and as a drying agent |