chlorous
chlorous adjective: of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
Adjective
chlorous (not comparable)
- Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
- Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous.
Origin of chlorous
From chlor- + -ous.
Words formed from chlorous
- chlorous acid
- chlorous anhydride
- chlorous oxide
- chlorous pole
- chrysochlorous
- hypochlorous
Words that rhyme with chlorous
- chorus
- torus
- thesaurus
- dawn chorus
- decorous
- hypertorus
- porous
- Taurus
- -saurus
- Eye of Horus
- Horus
- keratotorus
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Questions about chlorous
- What does chlorous mean?
- Chlorous means of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3.
- What part of speech is chlorous?
- Chlorous is an adjective.
Words near chlorous in the dictionary
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