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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.
食塩は塩化ナトリウムという塩化物だ。
Table salt is a chloride called sodium chloride.
水道水には微量の塩化物が含まれている。
Tap water contains trace amounts of chlorides.
塩化物イオンの濃度が高いと、金属の腐食が進みやすくなる。
When the concentration of chloride ions is high, corrosion of metals accelerates.
A compound of 塩化 (chlorination; chloride of) and 物 (substance). The word 塩 here refers to "salt" in the chemical sense (a compound formed from an acid and a base), not just table salt.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 塩化ナトリウム: sodium chloride (table salt)
- 塩化カルシウム: calcium chloride (used as a de-icer)
- 塩化物イオン: chloride ion
- 塩化物濃度: chloride concentration
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 塩素: chlorine — the element itself, a greenish gas
- 塩酸: hydrochloric acid — an acid containing chlorine
- 塩類: salts — a broader term for chemical salts in general