Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CHLAM'YS, n. [L. and Gr.]

A tunic or loose coat worn by the ancients over the vest or doublet. – Elmes.

CHLO'RAL, a.

A liquid compound of chlorine, carbon and oxygen, obtained by the action of chlorine upon alcohol.

CHLO'RATE, n. [See Chlorine.]

A compound of chloric acid with a salifiable base. – Ure.

CHLO'RIC, a.

Pertaining to chlorine, or obtained from it; as, chloric acid. – Ure. Chloric acid is that acid of chlorine and oxygen, which contains the greatest proportion of the oxygen.

CHLO'RID, n. [See Chlorine.]

A non-acid compound of chlorine, with another element.

CHLO-RID'IC, a.

Pertaining to a chlorid. – Ure.

CHLO'RINE, or CHLO'RIN, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green; so named from its color.]

Chloric gas; a new name given to what has been called oxymuriatic gas. This substance has hitherto resisted all efforts to decompose it, and as it is not known to contain oxygen, and is apparently a simple substance, it has been denominated from its color, chlorine, or chloric gas. It exists only in combination. It composes about sixty per cent. of common salt. – Davy.

CHLO-RI-OD'IC, a.

Consisting of chlorine and iodine, or obtained from them. – Davy.

CHLO-RI'O-DINE, n.

A compound of chlorine and iodine.

CHLO'RIS, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green.]

The green finch, a small bird.

CHLO'RITE, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green.]

A mineral of a grass green color, opake, usually friable or easily pulverized, composed of little spangles, scales, prisms or shining small grains. It is classed by Kirwan with the muriatic genus. There are four subspecies, chlorite earth, common chlorite, chlorite slate, and foliated chlorite. – Ure. Kirwan.

CHLO-RO-CAR-BON'IC, or CHLO-RO-CAR'BON-OUS, a.

The terms, chloro-carbonic acid and chloro-carbonous acid, are applied, the former by Thomson, and the latter by Ure, to a compound of chlorine and carbonic oxyd, formed by exposing a mixture of the two gases to the direct solar rays. It was discovered by Dr. J. Davy, and called by him phosgene gas.

CHLO-RO-CY-AN'IC, a.

Composed of chlorine and cyanogen.

CHLO-ROM'E-TER, n. [Gr. χλωρος and μετρον.]

An instrument for testing the discoloring or bleaching powers of chlorid of lime.

CHLO-ROM'E-TRY, n.

The process for testing the discoloring power of any combination of chlorine. – Ure.

CHLO-RO'PAL, n. [Green opal.]

A newly discovered mineral, of two varieties, the conchoidal and the earthy; the conchoidal is of a pistachio-green color; the other has an earthy fracture, and both varieties are possessed of magnetic properties. – Phillips.

CHLO'RO-PHANE, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green, and φαινω, to show.]

A variety of fluor spar, from Siberia. When placed on a heated iron, it gives a beautiful emerald green light. – Cleaveland. Cyc.

CHLO'RO-PHEITE, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green, and φαιος, blackish.]

A rare mineral found in small nodules; it consists principally of silica and iron, with a little alumina. It has been supposed to be decomposed olivine. – Cleaveland.

CHLO'RO-PHYL, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green, and φυλλον, leaf.]

The green matter of the leaves of vegetables. Pelletier.

CHLO-RO'SIS, n. [Gr. χλωρος, green.]

The green sickness; a disease of females, characterized by a pale or greenish hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, dyspepsy, &c. – Coxe.

CHLO-ROT'IC, a.

1. Pertaining to chlorosis; as, chlorotic affections. – Med. Rep.
2. Affected by chlorosis; as, chlorotic nuns. – Battie.

CHLO'ROUS, a.

Pertaining to chlorine; as, cholorous oxyd.

CHLO-ROX-AL'ID, a.

An epithet of an acid obtained by exposing acetic acid and chlorine to bright sunshine.

CHLO'RU-RET, n.

A compound of chlorine.

CHOAK, v. [or n.]

See CHOKE.