chlorous

[ klawr-uh s, klohr- ]

/ ˈklɔr əs, ˈkloʊr- /

containing trivalent chlorine.

of or derived from chlorous acid.

Origin of chlorous

First recorded in 1835–45; chlor-² + -ous

The same result occurs if the aniline be treated with a solution of chlorous acid.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
Even the chlorous acid here brought into play to form the ideal chlorite, is by his own admission a hypothetical being.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
A salt in which the hydrogen of chlorous acid, HClO2, is replaced by a metal or other basic radical.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
They may be recognised by the evolution of chlorous acid gas when acted on by an acid.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley

chlorous

/ (ˈklɔːrəs) /

of or containing chlorine in the trivalent state

of or containing chlorous acid