euchloric

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

euchloric (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.
    • 1815, Thomas Thomson, Annals of philosophy
      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.
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