euchlorine Chem.
(ˌjuːˈklɔərɪn)
[f. Gr. εὐ- (see eu-) + χλωρός green + -ine. Formed by Davy on the analogy of chlorine, a word introduced by himself a few months earlier.]
‘A gaseous mixture of chlorine and oxide of chlorine, obtained by the action of hydrochloric acid on chlorate of potassium’ (Watts Dict. Chem.).
| 1812 Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 238, I discovered this elastic substance..in January 1811, and gave to it the name of Euchlorine [note, Ευ and χλωρος] from its bright yellow-green colour. 1823 Faraday Exp. Res. xxi. 92 Fluid euchlorine was obtained by enclosing chlorate of potash and sulphuric acid in a tube. 1873 Watts Fownes' Chem. 187 The euchlorine of Davy, prepared by gently heating potassium chlorate with dilute hydrochloric acid. |