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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chlorous \Chlo"rous\, a. [See {Chlorine}.]
     1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of
        those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a
        valence of three, the next lower than in chloric
        compounds; as, chlorous acid, {HClO2}.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Chem. Physics) Pertaining to, or resembling, the
        electro-negative character of chlorine; hence,
        electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous.
        [Obs.]
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