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PERCHLORIC ACID

\pɜːklˈɔːɹɪk ˈasɪd], \pɜːklˈɔːɹɪk ˈasɪd], \p_ɜː_k_l_ˈɔː_ɹ_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\

Definitions of PERCHLORIC ACID

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An oxidizing agent that is used in analytical chemistry for separation of potassium from sodium. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An irritant acid, HClO4: it forms perchlorates.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

HClO4; a mobile volatile liquid, which decomposes with explosion when brought into contact with certain organic compounds.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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