chlorous

[ klawr-uhs, klohr- ]

/ ˈklɔr əs, ˈkloʊr- /

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adjective

containing trivalent chlorine.

of or derived from chlorous acid.

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Origin of chlorous

First recorded in 1835–45; chlor-² + -ous

Words nearby chlorous

chlorosulfonic acid, chlorothalonil, chlorothiazide, chlorotrifluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoromethane, chlorous, chlorous acid, chlorpheniramine, chlorphenol, chlorpicrin, chlorpromazine

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How to use chlorous in a sentence

It is probably a mixture of chlorous acid and free chlorine.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Even the chlorous acid here brought into play to form the ideal chlorite, is by his own admission a hypothetical being.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
It has been supposed by some to possess acid properties, and has therefore been called chlorous acid.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
A salt in which the hydrogen of chlorous acid, HClO2, is replaced by a metal or other basic radical.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

It must be collected in the same way as chlorine, or passed into water, when it forms a solution of chlorous acid.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for chlorous

chlorous

/ (ˈklɔːrəs) /

adjective

of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state

of or containing chlorous acid

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