Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persulfuric acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-sul-fu-ric acid
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two acids formally derived from sulfuric acid by replacing a -OH group with a -OOH group.

Etymology

From per- + sulfuric acid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: per

Inflected Forms

persulfuric acids (plural)

Phrases

peroxymonosulfuric acid peroxydisulfuric acid

Frequently Paired Words

peroxymonosulfuric acid peroxydisulfuric acid

Questions

What does persulfuric acid mean?: Either of two acids formally derived from sulfuric acid by replacing a -OH group with a -OOH group.
Where does persulfuric acid come from?: From per- + sulfuric acid.

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