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superacid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any substance having a very high acidity; typically a solution of a strong Lewis acid in a Brønsted acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱéh1yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid English superacid From super- + acid.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 超強酸 /超强酸 (chāoqiángsuān) — medium having very high acidity
  • Finnish: superhappo — medium having very high acidity
  • French: superacide — medium having very high acidity
  • German: Supersäure — medium having very high acidity
  • Indonesian: superasam — medium having very high acidity
  • Indonesian: adiasam — medium having very high acidity
  • Italian: superacido — medium having very high acidity
  • Japanese: 超酸 (chōsan) — medium having very high acidity
  • Japanese: 超強酸 (chōkyōsan) — medium having very high acidity
  • Kazakh: суперқышқыл (superqyşqyl) — medium having very high acidity
  • Korean: 초산 (chosan) — medium having very high acidity
  • Korean: 초강산 (chogangsan) — medium having very high acidity
  • Persian: ابراسید — medium having very high acidity
  • Polish: superkwas — medium having very high acidity