All related terms of 'chloride'

a white odourless soluble poisonous granular solid used in manufacturing parchment paper and vulcanized fibre and in preserving wood. It is also a soldering flux , embalming agent , and a medical astringent and antiseptic . Formula: ZnCl 2

a colourless pungent liquid used as an acetylating agent . Formula: CH 3 COCl

a poisonous compound, BaCl 2 , consisting of flat white crystals that are soluble in water: it is used to treat water, metals, leather , etc.

a colorless liquid, C 2 H 5 Cl, prepared by heating ethyl alcohol with hydrogen chloride in the presence of zinc chloride: used in preparing tetraethyl lead and ethyl cellulose , and as a local anesthetic

a compound that in its anhydrous form, FeCl 3 , occurs as a black-brown, water-soluble solid; in its hydrated form, FeCl 3 ⋅xH 2 O, it occurs in orange-yellow, deliquescent crystals : used chiefly in engraving , for deodorizing sewage , as a mordant , and in medicine as an astringent and styptic

a colourless gas with an ether-like odour , used as a refrigerant and anaesthetic . Formula: CH 3 Cl

a white insoluble powder that darkens on exposure to light because of the production of metallic silver : used in making photographic emulsions and papers. Formula: AgCl

common table salt; a soluble colourless crystalline compound occurring naturally as halite and in sea water: widely used as a seasoning and preservative for food and in the manufacture of chemicals, glass, and soap . Formula: NaCl

a colourless flammable gaseous unsaturated compound made by the chlorination of ethylene and used as a refrigerant and in the manufacture of PVC; chloroethylene; chloroethene. Formula: CH:CHCl

a white soluble crystalline solid used chiefly as an electrolyte in dry batteries and as a mordant and soldering flux . Formula: NH 4 Cl

a white deliquescent salt occurring naturally in seawater and used in the de-icing of roads and as a drying agent . Formula: CaCl 2

→ phosgene

a colourless pungent liquid used as an acetylating agent . Formula: CH 3 COCl

a colourless pungent corrosive gas obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on sodium chloride : used in making vinyl chloride and other organic chemicals . Formula: HCl

a white poisonous soluble crystalline substance used as a pesticide , antiseptic , and preservative for wood . Formula: HgCl 2

a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic , cathartic , and diuretic . Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2

→ mercuric chloride

a noxious colourless liquid widely used as a solvent , e. g . in paint strippers . Formula: CH 2 Cl 2

→ PVC

a white soluble crystalline substance used as a fertilizer and in medicine to prevent potassium deficiency . Formula: KCl

a white or yellowish-white, water-soluble mixture of ammonium chloride derivatives having the structure C 8 H 10 NRCl, where R is a mixture of radicals ranging from C 8 H 17 – to C 18 H 37 –, that occurs as an amorphous powder or in gelatinous lumps : used chiefly as an antiseptic and a disinfectant

a white powder with the approximate formula CaOCl 2 , obtained by treating slaked lime with chlorine and used for disinfecting and bleaching

a yellow poisonous crystalline solid that readily sublimes ; diphenylaminechlorarsine. It is used in chemical warfare as a vomiting agent . Formula: C 6 H 4 AsClNHC 6 H 4 ; relative density : 1.65; melting pt: 195°C; boiling pt: 410°C

a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic , cathartic , and diuretic . Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2

a white poisonous soluble crystalline substance used as a pesticide , antiseptic , and preservative for wood. Formula: HgCl 2

a dark-green crystalline compound forming a blue aqueous solution , used as a mild antiseptic and biological stain . Formula: C 16 H 18 N 3 SCl.3H 2 O

any one of a class of thermoplastic materials formed by the polymerization of vinylidene chloride : used in packaging and for making pipes and fittings for chemical equipment

a powerful muscle relaxant , C 14 H 30 Cl 2 N 2 O 4 , used in surgery , shock therapy , etc.: it briefly paralyzes the voluntary and respiratory muscles

an aqueous solution of 0.9 percent sodium chloride , isotonic with the blood and tissue fluid, used in medicine chiefly for bathing tissue and, in sterile form, as a solvent for drugs that are to be administered parenterally to replace body fluids

a white powder with the odour of chlorine , consisting of chlorinated calcium hydroxide with an approximate formula CaCl(OCl).4H 2 O. It is used in solution as a bleaching agent and disinfectant