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noun
Any acid that contains a peroxy group - e.g. peracetic acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The oxyacid of a particular element that has the largest number of oxygen atoms - e.g. perchloric acid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Italic *per Latin perbor. Latin per-bor. English per- Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English peracid From per- + acid.
