euchloric

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

euchloric (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.
    • 1815, Thomas Thomson, Annals of philosophy:
      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.
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