Chloridic

Pertaining to a chloride. Chlorimeter, n. An instrument similar to an alka limeter, used in some of the proce es of chlorimetry. Chlorimetry, n. [ Chlorine , and Gr. metron , measure.] (Chem.) The method of ascertaining the amount of available chlorine in the chlorine of lime of commerce. There are several ways of effecting this. One of the simplest and most generally employed is founded on the property po e ed by acetic acid of turning a solution of a persalt of iron to a deep red. Known quantities of acetic acid, perchloride of iron, and bleach-liquors are mixed together, and the color produced is compared with those of twelve vials ranged in a frame containing similar ingredients, submitted to known but varying properties of chlorine. In this instance the color indicates the exact amount of chlorine contained in the measured quantity of black liquid; from which data the percentage is easily calculated. The C. is an hourly operation with calico-bleachers, it being important to know the exact strength of the steeping-liquor at each immersion of fabric.