hydracid

English

Etymology

From hydro- +‎ acid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪˈdɹæsɪd/
  • Rhymes: -æsɪd

Noun

hydracid (plural hydracids)

  1. (chemistry) An acid that does not contain any oxygen; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen plus either a halogen (for example, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid) or a pseudohalogen.
    Hypernyms: acid < substance
    Coordinate terms: oxyacid, oxoacid

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