How to say "chloride" in Japanese

• 塩化物えんかぶつ
  nounChloride as a chemical compound — chlorine combined with another element. The fuller term for the substance; less common than 塩化, and at home in chemistry and technical contexts.
• 塩化えんかCommon
  noun (prefix)The common chemical term for chloride: this is the form seen in the names of chemical compounds, and the usual choice when 'chloride' comes up in chemistry.
• 塩えんJLPT N1approx.
  nounOrdinarily just the word for salt; as 'chloride' it serves only as an abbreviation and is less common, so it is seldom the word you want — readers will take it as 'salt'.
• クロール
  nounA loanword for chloride in blood or urine — the medical sense. Outside this use it typically means chlorine, so it is not an all-purpose word for chloride.

In chemistry use 塩化, the common form seen in compound names, or 塩化物 for the compound itself; 「クロール」 covers chloride in blood or urine, and 塩 is only an abbreviation, normally read as 'salt'.

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• 塩化物えんかぶつchloride
• 塩化えんかchloride
• 塩えんchloride
• クロールchloride (in blood or urine)