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chlorous |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chlorous \Chlo"rous\, a. [See {Chlorine}.] 1. Of pertaining to or derived from chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three the next lower than in chloric compounds; as chlorous acid, {HClO2}. 2. (Chem. Physics) Pertaining to or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous. [Obs.]
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