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peracid definition

per·acid (pʉr′as′id, pər as′id)

noun

  1. an acid containing a larger proportion of oxygen than other acids containing the same elements, as perboric acid or perchloric acid
  2. an acid that contains one or more O groups

Etymology: transl. of Ger persäure: see per- & acid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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