chloric

C3H4L1O1R1I1C3

adjective

Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.

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Meanings

adjectivechloric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.

Origin

From chlor- + -ic.

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Translations

Bulgarian хлорен
  • хлорен (hloren)compounds
Catalan clòric
  • clòriccompounds
Esperanto klora
  • kloracompounds
Hungarian klór-
  • klór-compounds
Italian clorico
  • cloricocompounds
Polish chlorowy
  • chlorowycompounds
Portuguese clorídrico
  • clorídricocompounds
Russian хло́рный
  • хло́рный (xlórnyj)compounds
Slovak chlórový
  • chlórovýcompounds
Spanish clórico
  • clóricocompounds
Ukrainian хло́рний, хло́ровий
  • хло́рний (xlórnyj)compounds
  • хло́ровий (xlórovyj)compounds
Welsh clorig
  • clorigcompounds
Cite this entry
APA

chloric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloric

MLA

“chloric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloric.

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