perchloric acid

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perchloric acid (uncountable)

  1. A clear colourless liquid that is a strong acid and a violent, sometimes explosive, oxidizing agent: HClO4, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest oxidation number.
    Hypernyms: oxyacid < acid < compound < substance, material

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