(えんかぶつ)

えんかぶつ
noun
chloride
1. chloride
A chemical compound containing chlorine bonded to another element or group. Chlorides are extremely common in nature and everyday life, from table salt (sodium chloride) to industrial chemicals.
食塩(しょくえん)塩化(えんか)ナトリウムという塩化物(えんかぶつ)だ。
Table salt is a chloride called sodium chloride.
水道水(すいどうすい)には微量(びりょう)塩化物(えんかぶつ)(ふく)まれている。
Tap water contains trace amounts of chlorides.
塩化物(えんかぶつ)イオンの濃度(のうど)(たか)いと、金属(きんぞく)腐食(ふしょく)(すす)みやすくなる。
When the concentration of chloride ions is high, corrosion of metals accelerates.

A compound of 塩化(えんか) (chlorination; chloride of) and (ぶつ) (substance). The word (えん) here refers to "salt" in the chemical sense (a compound formed from an acid and a base), not just table salt.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 塩化(えんか)ナトリウム: sodium chloride (table salt)
  • 塩化(えんか)カルシウム: calcium chloride (used as a de-icer)
  • 塩化物(えんかぶつ)イオン: chloride ion
  • 塩化物(えんかぶつ)濃度(のうど): chloride concentration

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 塩素(えんそ): chlorine — the element itself, a greenish gas
  • 塩酸(えんさん): hydrochloric acid — an acid containing chlorine
  • 塩類(えんるい): salts — a broader term for chemical salts in general