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Pertaining to, or containing, chlorite; as, chloritic sand.

Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies.

An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.

The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a substance.

n of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation. Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss. Compton Reade. Dead coloring. See under Dead.

One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance. Titian, Paul Veronese, Van Dyck, and the rest of the good colorists. Dryden.

To deprive of color; to whiten. Turner. -- De*col`or*i*za"tion, n.

Deprived of glory; dishonored. [Obs.] "With thorns degloried." G. Fletcher.

In a deploring manner.

Same as Bichloride.

To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity. [R.] Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. Milton.

Producing pain. Whitaker.

Causing pain or grief. Arbuthnot.

Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric . Davy.

r greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy, evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free chlorine.

Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring parties." Bancroft.

Bloom; blossom. [Obs.] J. Scott.

Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars.

Ornamentation by means of flower forms, whether closely imitated or conventionalized.

Having the head adorned with flowers. [R.]