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}.