ALL meanings of chlorous
chlo·rous
C c - adjective chlorous of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state 3
- adjective chlorous of or containing chlorous acid 3
- adjective chlorous of or containing trivalent chlorine 3
- adjective chlorous designating or of an unstable acid, HClO2, a strong oxidizing agent which exists only in solution and whose salts are known as chlorites 3
- adjective chlorous containing trivalent chlorine. 1
- adjective chlorous of or derived from chlorous acid. 1
- noun chlorous (chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a lower oxidation number than equivalent chloric compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 3. 1
- adjective chlorous (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Relating to, or resembling, the electronegative character of chlorine; hence, electronegative; opposed to basylous or zincous. 0