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perchloric acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
per-chlo-ric acid
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clear colourless liquid that is a strong acid and a violent, sometimes explosive, oxidizing agent: HClO₄, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest oxidation number.

Uncountable

Usage

Derived Forms

perchlorate

Phrases

perbromic acid perfluoric acid periodic acid

Frequently Paired Words

perbromic acid perfluoric acid periodic acid

Questions

What does perchloric acid mean?
A clear colourless liquid that is a strong acid and a violent, sometimes explosive, oxidizing agent: HClO₄, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest oxidation number.

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