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CHLORIDE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)

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Nouns denoting substances

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

halide (a salt of any halogen acid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chloride"):

K-Dur 20; K-lor; K-lyte; Kaochlor; Klorvess; potash muriate; potassium chloride; potassium muriate (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any compound containing a chlorine atom

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chloride"):

calomel; mercurous chloride (a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic)

trichloride (any compound containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule)

bichloride; dichloride (a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule)

perchloride (a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine)

aluminium chloride; aluminum chloride (a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst)

dichloromethane; methylene chloride (a nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant)

obidoxime chloride (a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX)

silver chloride (a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions)

stannic chloride (a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine)

hemin; protohemin (a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood)

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 Context examples: 

Upon oral administration, the PEG-3350, sodium sulfate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid-based laxative promotes the retention of water in the bowel.

(PEG-3350/Sodium Sulfate/Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride/Sodium Ascorbate/Ascorbic Acid-based Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)

Pentobarbital sodium binds to the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-A subtype receptor, resulting in modulation of chloride transport through receptor channels and potentiation of GABA-induced increases in chloride conductance.

(Pentobarbital Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The activation effects of the phenobarbital-receptor-ionophore complex include increased frequency of chloride channel openings, membrane hyperpolarization and ultimately synaptic inhibition and decreased neuronal excitability.

(Phenobarbital, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel chloride is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride (table salt).

(NaCl, NCI Dictionary)

They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur.

(Minerals, NIH)

It is caused by mutations in the chloride channel gene (CLCN1 gene).

(Myotonia Congenita, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be associated with abnormalities in the chloride or sodium channels of the muscles.

(Myotonic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Acetylcholine chloride mimics the parasympathomimetic effect of the endogenous compound acetylcholine.

(Acetylcholine Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Hydrochlorothiazide affects renal tubular electrolyte reabsorption, increasing excretion of sodium and chloride.

(Bisoprolol Fumarate/Hydrochlorothiazide, NCI Thesaurus)