Oxychloric

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

  Oxychloric \Ox`y*chlo"ric\, a. [Oxy
     (a) + chloric.] (Chem.)
     (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain
         compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.
     (b) Formerly designating an acid now called {perchloric
         acid}. See {Perchloric}.


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