"chlorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chlorous.wav
Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs Etymology: From chlor- + -ous. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chlor|ous}} chlor- + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chlorous (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Chlorine Translations (compound): clorós (Catalan), chloreux (French), klóros- (Hungarian), cloroso (Italian), cloroso (Portuguese), cloros (Romanian), cloroso (Spanish), clorus (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-chlorous-en-adj-BJhtCD7J Disambiguation of Chlorine: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chlor-, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chlor-: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 76 24 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'compound': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-chlorous-en-adj-tDc4JyJ~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chlor- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chlor-: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chrysochlorous, hypochlorous, chlorous acid, chlorous anhydride, chlorous oxide, chlorous pole Related terms: chloric
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