chloric

American  

[klawr-ik, klohr-] / ˈklɔr ɪk, ˈkloʊr- /

adjective

1. of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state.

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chloric British  

/ ˈklɔːrɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing chlorine in the pentavalent state

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Other Word Forms

• prechloric adjective

Etymology

Origin of chloric

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

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 antidote is to empty the stomach by an emetic, and give water of ammonia or chloric water.

From American Woman's Home by Beecher, Catharine Esther

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

Antispasmod�ic, a medicine for the cure of spasms and convulsions; such belong largely to the class of ethers, as sulphuric ether, chloric ether, nitric ether, &c.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

All other acids dissolve its salts to protoxide, the hydrochloric acid producing chloric gas.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous