oxyacid
[ ok-see-as-id ]
Origin of oxyacid
1- Also called oxygen acid.
Words Nearby oxyacid
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How to use oxyacid in a sentence
An acid terminating in -ous forms a salt ending in -ite, and an oxyacid ending in -ic forms a salt ending in -ate.
British Dictionary definitions for oxyacid
oxyacid
/ (ˌɒksɪˈæsɪd) /
noun
any acid that contains oxygen: Also called: oxo acid
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