periodic acid

noun per·iod·ic acid \ˌpər-(ˌ)ī-ˈä-dik-\

Definition of PERIODIC ACID

: any of the strongly oxidizing acids (as H₅IO₆ or HIO₄) that are the most highly oxidized acids of iodine

International Scientific Vocabulary per- + iodic

First Known Use: 1836

Medical Dictionary

noun per·iod·ic acid \ˌpər-(ˌ)ī-ˌäd-ik-\

: any of the strongly oxidizing iodine-containing acids (as H₅IO₆ or HIO₄)

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