Definitions of chlorous
The word chlorous uses 8 letters: c, h, l, o, o, r, s, u
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Meanings of chlorous
a. - 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.
a. - Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous.
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