per·i·od·ic acid (pûr  - d  k)n. A white, crystalline inorganic acid, HIO4·2H2O, used as an oxidizer. |
periodic acid [ˌpɜːraɪˈɒdɪk]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) 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 HIO4 (metaperiodic acid) and H5IO6 (paraperiodic acid)
[from per- + iodic]
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| Noun | 1. | periodic acid - any acid of iodine that contains oxygen oxyacid, oxygen acid - any acid that contains oxygen |
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