noun A chemical compound formed when chlorine bonds with another element, such as sodium chloride (table salt).
- Another type, also common in the Taipei area has more chlorides than sulfates, and while it is also hot, its flavor is more salty than sour. The springs at Chinshan on the north coast are typical of this type.
— , Wulai: Hot springs resort with treasury of culture (1982)
- The Renew is also free of polyvinyl chloride, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
— Azadeh Ensha, A Cellphone That Is Made With the Environment in Mind (2009)
- Sodium chloride, better known as table salt, is the most familiar chloride.
- The lab tested the water for high chloride levels.
- Too much chloride in the soil can harm some garden plants.
