Chloric \Chlo"ric\, a. [From Chlorine.]

Pertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; -- said of those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, HClO3.

Chloric ether (Chem.), ethylene dichloride. See Dutch liquid, under Dutch.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)