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periodic acid

[ pur-ahy-od-ik, pur- ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. any of a series of acids derived from I 2 O 7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO 4 or H 5 IO 6 .


periodic acid

/ ˌɜːɪˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. any of various oxyacids of iodine containing a greater proportion of oxygen than iodic acid and differing from each other in water content, esp either of the crystalline compounds HIO 4 ( metaperiodic acid ) and H 5 IO 6 ( paraperiodic acid )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of periodic acid1

First recorded in 1830–40
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of periodic acid1

C19: from per- + iodic
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Magnus; periodic acid, discovered by the latter, is characterized by the striking complexity of its salts as pointed out by Kimmins.

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