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euchloric

euchloric adjective: relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.

Adjective

euchloric (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.
    • And Davy does not say that the euchloric acid was mixed with oxygen, nor that the salt remaining was six times or three times oxygenated.1815, Thomas Thomson, Annals of philosophy

Origin of euchloric

From Ancient Greek εὔχλωρος (eúkhlōros, “greenish”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy.

Questions about euchloric

What does euchloric mean?
Euchloric means relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.
What part of speech is euchloric?
Euchloric is an adjective.

Words near euchloric in the dictionary

  1. eucheumatoids
  2. Euchite
  3. Euchites
  4. euchloremic
  5. euchlorhydria
  6. euchloric
  7. euchlorin
  8. euchlorine
  9. euchlorite
  10. Euchner
  11. euchologia

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