euchloric

English

Etymology

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