| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EUCHLORINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Euchlorine \Eu*chlo"rine\, noun. [Compare to the French expression euchlorine. See Euchloric.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EUCHLORINE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In chimistry, protoxyd of chlorine.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Mining | An orthorhombic mineral, (K, Na)8 Cu9 (SO4)10 (OH)6 (?); emerald green; forms thin incrustations on lava and fumarole deposits on Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. (references) | ||
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