An older or alternative spelling of 'chloride,' a chemical compound formed when chlorine bonds with another element like sodium or hydrogen.
From 'chlorine' + '-id' (suffix for binary compounds). This spelling variant was common in older chemical texts before standardization settled on 'chloride' as the preferred form.
Common table salt is sodium chlorid (NaCl), which shows how chlorine, one of the most reactive and dangerous elements on its own, becomes perfectly safe when bonded to sodium—chemistry's version of a superhero origin story.
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