strong acid
121hydrobromic acid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1830 an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide HBr that is a strong acid and a weak reducing agent and that is used especially for making bromides …
122oxalic acid — noun Etymology: French (acide) oxalique, from Latin oxalis Date: 1790 a poisonous strong acid (COOH)2 or H2C2O4 that occurs in various plants (as spinach) as oxalates and is used especially as a bleaching or cleaning agent and as a chemical… …
123perchloric acid — noun a) A clear colourless liquid; a strong acid and a violent, sometimes explosive, oxidizing agent b) HClO, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest …
124chloric acid — noun a strong acid, HClO, known only in solution and as its chlorate salts; a powerful oxidizing agent …
125sulfuric acid — noun A transparent, oily liquid, formula HSO, that is a strong acid with very many industrial applications. Syn: E513, food additive See Also: sulfate, sulphate, oleum …
126hydrochloric acid — hy|dro|chlor|ic ac|id [ˌhaıdrəklɔrık ˈæsıd US klo: ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hydro + chloric (19 21 centuries) (from chlorine)] a strong acid used especially in industry …
127tartaric acid — tar|tar|ic ac|id [ta:ˌtærık ˈæsıd US ta:r ] n [U] a strong acid that comes from a plant and is used in preparing some foods and medicines …
128sulphuric acid — noun a strong acid made by oxidizing solutions of sulphur dioxide. [H2SO4.] …
