chloric
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of chloric
First recorded in 1800–10; chlor(ine) + -ic
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Before the Institute scientists can fill an order, they must dig up their mammoth, clean the bones thoroughly, wash them in a solution of chloric acid and water.
From Time Magazine Archive
CHLORATES, the metallic salts of chloric acid; they are all solids, soluble in water, the least soluble being the potassium salt.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
About ten o'clock the cow was cast, with the assistance of R. McClure, V.S., after which she was placed under the influence of chloric ether.
From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert
HClO3 is chloric acid; HClO2, chlorous; HClO, hypochlorous; HClO4 perchloric.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
Gay Lussac investigated chloric acid; Stadion discovered perchloric acid, since more fully studied by G.S.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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