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chlorous

[ klawr-uhs, klohr- ]

adjective

  1. containing trivalent chlorine.
  2. of or derived from chlorous acid.


chlorous

/ ˈklɔːrəs /

adjective

  1. of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state
  2. of or containing chlorous acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chlorous1

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

It is probably a mixture of chlorous acid and free chlorine.

Even the chlorous acid here brought into play to form the ideal chlorite, is by his own admission a hypothetical being.

It has been supposed by some to possess acid properties, and has therefore been called chlorous acid.

A salt in which the hydrogen of chlorous acid, HClO2, is replaced by a metal or other basic radical.

It must be collected in the same way as chlorine, or passed into water, when it forms a solution of chlorous acid.

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