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Webster 1913 Edition
Chlorous
1.
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; – said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds;
as,
. chlorous
acid, HClO2
2.
(Chem. Physics)
Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; – opposed to basylous or zincous.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Chlorous
CHLOROUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
chlorous
chlorous
English
Adjective
chlorous (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
- (obsolete) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.
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