What is "chlorine oxide"

n. (context inorganic chemistry English) Any binary compound of chlorine and oxygen.

Chlorine and oxygen can bond in many ways:

• chlorine monoxide, ClO, chlorine(II) oxide
• chlorine dioxide, , chlorine(IV) oxide
• chloroperoxyl, ClOO
• chlorine trioxide, ClO, chlorine(VI) oxide
• dichlorine monoxide, ClO, chlorine(I) oxide
• Three dichlorine dioxides:
  • ClO dimer, ClO, chlorine(I) peroxide
  • chloryl chloride, ClOCl, chlorine(0,IV) oxide
  • chlorine chlorite, ClOClO, chlorine(I,III) oxide
• dichlorine trioxide, ClO, chlorine(I,V) oxide
• dichlorine tetroxide, also known as chlorine perchlorate, ClOClO, chlorine(I,VII) oxide
• dichlorine hexoxide, chloryl perchlorate, ClO, chlorine(V,VII) oxide
• dichlorine heptoxide, ClO, chlorine(VII) oxide
• chlorine tetroxide
• chlorine(VII) oxide peroxide, (OClO)

Several ions are also chlorine oxides:

• chloryl,
• perchloryl, ClO
• hypochlorite, ClO
• chlorite, ClO
• chlorate, ClO
• perchlorate, ClO