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perboric acid definition

per·boric acid (pər bôr′ik)

the hypothetical acid, HBO, whose salts, the perborates, are formed by the action of hydrogen peroxide on borates

Etymology: per- + boric

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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