chloric

[klawr-ik, klohr-]

adjective

1. of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state.

chloric

/ ˈklɔːrɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state

Other Word Forms

• prechloric adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chloric¹

First recorded in 1800–10; chlor(ine) + -ic

Example Sentences

Croton chloral gives the same reactions, but chloroform, chloric ether, and formic acid do not.

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An acid might therefore be a compound of hydrogen with one other element—such were hydrochloric, hydriodic, hydrofluoric acids—or it might be a compound of hydrogen with two or more elements, of which one might or might not be oxygen—such were hydrocyanic acid and chloric or nitric acid.

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Hygroscopic water 3.73 Volatile constituents 45.49 Coke Fixed carbon 48.20 Ash Silica 12 Aluminic 2.46 Ferric, calcic Magnesic Chloric Sulphuric acids, etc.

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Chlō′ral, a limpid, colourless, oily liquid, with a peculiar penetrating odour, formed when anhydrous alcohol is acted on by dry chlorine gas; Chlō′ralism, the habit of using chloral, a morbid state induced by such; Chlō′rate, a salt composed of chloric acid and a base.—adj.

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Chlōrot′ic, pertaining to chlorosis; Chlō′rous, full of chlorine.—Chloric acid, a syrupy liquid, with faint chlorine colour and acid reaction.

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