Associations to the word «Perchloric»

Wiktionary

PERCHLORIC, adjective. (chemistry) Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine
PERCHLORIC ACID, noun. A clear colourless liquid; a strong acid and a violent, sometimes explosive, oxidizing agent
PERCHLORIC ACID, noun. (chemistry) HClO4, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest oxidation number

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