† euˈchloric, a. Obs.
[f. as next + -ic.]
euchloric gas = euchlorine.
(The explanation in Craig and mod. Dicts. ‘Having a distinct green colour’ represents the meaning intended by Davy; but the adj. seems to occur only in this connexion.)
| 1811 Edin. Rev. XVIII. 480 The new compound..may be denominated from its peculiarly bright green, euchlorine or euchloric gas. |