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oxyacid

[ ok-see-as-id ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. an inorganic acid containing oxygen.


oxyacid

/ ˌɒɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. any acid that contains oxygen Also calledoxo acid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oxyacid1

First recorded in 1830–40; oxy- 2 + acid
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If an acid contains oxygen it is termed an oxyacid.

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An acid terminating in -ous forms a salt ending in -ite, and an oxyacid ending in -ic forms a salt ending in -ate.

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