chlorous









chlorous


chlorous [klawr-uh s, klohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

  1. containing trivalent chlorine.
  2. of or derived from chlorous acid.

Origin of chlorous First recorded in 1835–45; chlor-2 + -ous Examples from the Web for chlorous Historical Examples of chlorous

  • A salt in which the hydrogen of chlorous acid, HClO2, is replaced by a metal or other basic radical.

    Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I

    Arnold Cooley

  • It must be collected in the same way as chlorine, or passed into water, when it forms a solution of chlorous acid.

    Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I

    Arnold Cooley

  • The same result occurs if the aniline be treated with a solution of chlorous acid.

    Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II

    Arnold Cooley

  • They may be recognised by the evolution of chlorous acid gas when acted on by an acid.

    Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I

    Arnold Cooley

  • It is probably a mixture of chlorous acid and free chlorine.

    Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I

    Arnold Cooley

  • British Dictionary definitions for chlorous chlorous adjective

    1. of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state
    2. of or containing chlorous acid
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