euchloric

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adjective

Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.

OriginAncient Greek εὔχλωρος →
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Meanings

adjectiveeuchloric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletechemistryRelating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.

    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.

    1815, Thomas Thomson, Annals of philosophy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεὔχλωρος“greenish”
  2. Englisheuchloric

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

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euchloric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euchloric

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“euchloric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euchloric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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