Euchloric

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine. not-comparable, obsolete

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

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

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