euchlorine

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US/juːˈkloːɹɪn/UK/juːˈklɔːɹɪn/

noun

A rare emerald-green sulfate mineral found as a natural sublimate in fumaroles around volcanic eruptions, and having the chemical formula KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O).

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Meanings

nouneuchlorine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA rare emerald-green sulfate mineral found as a natural sublimate in fumaroles around volcanic eruptions, and having the chemical formula KNaCu₃(SO₄)₃O).
  2. archaicuncountablechemistryA yellow or greenish-yellow gas, supposed to consist of chlorine dioxide with some free chlorine.

Origin

  1. Frencheuchlorine
  2. Englisheuchlorine

Compare French euchlorine. See euchloric.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “euchlorine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euchlorine.

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