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chloricnoun(chemistry) Of a compound, containing chlorine with a higher oxidation number than equivalent chlorous compounds; especially having an oxidation number of 5.
hypochlorousnoun(chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds.
oxychloric(chemistry) Containing both oxygen and chlorine.
perchloric(chemistry) Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine.
chlorinousContaining or involving chlorine.
polychloridenoun(chemistry) A molecule or ion containing three or more chlorine atoms
chloriodic(dated, chemistry) Containing, or pertaining to, chlorine and iodine.
hypochloricnoun(dated, now usually deprecated) Synonym of hypochlorous.
organochlorinenoun(organic chemistry) Any of very many chlorine substituted organic compounds, many of which are solvents or insecticides etc.
chloristicThat contains chlorine or chloride
chloriniferous(rare, chemistry) containing, or yielding chlorine
chlorosubstituted(chemistry) Having a chlorine in place of a different element or functional group.
mercurousnoun(chemistry) Pertaining to or derived from mercury.
polychlorinated(chemistry) Having many hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine.
euchloric(chemistry, obsolete) Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine.
chlorinatednoun(chemistry, of water) that has had chlorine added to it to purify it.
perchloronoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine
chlorosulfuric(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to chlorosulfuric acid or its derivatives
mercuricnoun(chemistry) Specifically (of a compound), containing mercury with an oxidation number of 2.
tetrachlorinated(chemistry) Modified by the addition of four atoms of chlorine

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