Chlorous
Pronunciation : Chlo"rous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Chlorine.]
Definition : 1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of three, the next lower than in chloric compounds; as, chlorous acid, HClO2.
2. (Chem. Physics)
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, the electro-negative character of chlorine; hence, electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913