chloric acid

American  

noun

1. a hypothetical acid, HClO 3 , known only in solution or in the form of its salts.

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chloric acid British  

noun

1. a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO 3

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Etymology

Origin of chloric acid

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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

The aqueous solution can be concentrated in vacuo over sulphuric acid until it contains 40% of chloric acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

It may be distinguished from chloric acid by the fact that it does not give chlorine peroxide when treated with concentrated sulphuric acid, and that it is not reduced by sulphurous acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Hydro chloric acid Ethyl -dichl or a rsine 1.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Lefebure, Victor

Hydrochloric acid, sulphuretted hydrogen and sulphurous acid are rapidly oxidized by chloric acid.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various