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

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chloric

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

HClO3 is chloric acid; HClO2, chlorous; HClO, hypochlorous; HClO4 perchloric.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

On adding hydrochloric acid cautiously to the mixture, a chloric of the metal will be formed, and carbonic acid will be evolved from the remaining carbonate.

From American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by Humphrey, S. D. (Samuel Dwight)

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