CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deliquescent salt; used in de-icing and as a drying agent

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("calcium chloride" is a kind of...):

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))

Holonyms ("calcium chloride" is a substance of...):

brine; saltwater; seawater (water containing salts)

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