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titanic acid

[ tahy-tan-ik, ti- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any of various acids derived from titanium dioxide, especially H 2 TiO 3 or Ti(OH) 4 .


titanic acid

noun

  1. any of various white substances regarded as hydrated forms of titanium dioxide, typical formulas being H 4 TiO 4 and H 2 TiO 3
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of titanic acid1

First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences

The specific effect of boric acid in this respect was correctly ascertained by Stokes and Harcourt, but they mistook the effect of titanic acid.

Bismuth and antimony chlorides are decomposed by water with production of oxychlorides, whilst titanium tetrachloride yields titanic acid under the same conditions.

Titanium green is a ferrocyanide of that metal, produced by adding yellow prussiate of potash to a solution of titanic acid in dilute hydrochloric acid, and heating the mixture to ebullition rapidly.

If the tungstic acid contain iron, the glass becomes blood-red on cooling, similar to titanic acid.

Sometimes manganese and titanic acid are likewise found.

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