chlorous

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8

Definition of chlorous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete)Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.

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Etymology

From chlor- + -ous.

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