Defn: See Platinichloric.
CHLOROSIS
Chlo*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. chlorose.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: The green sickness; an anæmic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.
CHLOROTIC
Chlo*rot"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. chlorotique.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis.
CHLOROUS
Chlo"rous, a. Etym: [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.