Meanings
nounchlorous acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryan unstable acid, HClO₂, known only in solution or as its salts, the chlorites; it is a strong oxidizing agent
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 亚氯酸
- 亚氯酸unstable acid
Finnish kloorihapoke
- kloorihapokeunstable acid
German Chlorige Säure
- Chlorige Säureunstable acid
Portuguese ácido cloroso
- ácido clorosounstable acid
Swedish klorsyrlighet
- klorsyrlighetunstable acid
Welsh asid clorus
- asid clorusunstable acid
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APA
chlorous acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorous%20acid
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“chlorous acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorous%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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