periodic acid

per·i·od·ic ac·id

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Definitions of periodic acid words

noun periodic acid any of a series of acids derived from I 2 O 7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO 4 or H 5 IO 6 . 1
noun periodic acid any of various oxyacids of iodine containing a greater proportion of oxygen than iodic acid and differing from each other in water content, esp either of the crystalline compounds HIO4 (metaperiodic acid) and H5IO6 (paraperiodic acid) 0
noun periodic acid a white crystalline solid, HIO4, formed by careful oxidation of iodine or iodic acid: it is a strong oxidizing agent 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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