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CHLOROUS ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chlorous acid mean?
• CHLOROUS ACID (noun)
The noun CHLOROUS ACID has 1 sense:
1. (HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution
Familiarity information: CHLOROUS ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(HClO2) a strongly oxidizing acid; known only in solution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chlorous acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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"Dogs bark, but the caravan moves on." (Arabic proverb)
"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow." (Dutch proverb)