Sulphuric+acid

  • 81sulfuric acid — or sulphuric acid noun Date: 1788 a heavy corrosive oily dibasic strong acid H2SO4 that is colorless when pure and is a vigorous oxidizing and dehydrating agent Usage: see sulfur …

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  • 82selenic acid — noun a solid white acid, HSeO, having the same structure and similar reactions as sulphuric acid …

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  • 83phosphoric acid — noun Chemistry a crystalline acid obtained by treating phosphates with sulphuric acid, and used in fertilizer and soap manufacture and food processing. [H3PO4.] …

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  • 84disulphuric acid — /ˌdaɪsʌlfjʊərɪk ˈæsəd/ (say .duysulfyoouhrik asuhd) noun → fuming sulphuric acid. Also, disulfuric acid …

  • 85pyrosulphuric acid — /ˌpaɪroʊsʌlfjurɪk ˈæsəd/ (say .puyrohsulfyoohrik asuhd) noun → fuming sulphuric acid. Also, pyrosulfuric acid …

  • 86selenic acid — /səˌlinɪk ˈæsəd/ (say suh.leenik asuhd) noun a strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H2SeO4, analogous to sulphuric acid …

  • 87soda-acid extinguisher — /ˌsoʊdər æsəd əkˈstɪŋgwɪʃə/ (say .sohduhr asuhd uhk stinggwishuh) noun a fire extinguisher invented in the late 19th century containing a solution of soda bicarbonate in water and a phial of concentrated sulphuric acid; when used, the phial was… …

  • 88lead-acid accumulator — noun a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts • Syn: ↑lead acid battery • Hypernyms: ↑storage battery, ↑accumulator • Hyponyms: ↑car battery, ↑automobile …

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  • 89lead-acid battery — noun a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts • Syn: ↑lead acid accumulator • Hypernyms: ↑storage battery, ↑accumulator • Hyponyms: ↑car battery, ↑aut …

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  • 90sulphamic acid — n. (US sulfamic) a strong acid used in weed killer, an amide of sulphuric acid. Derivatives: sulphamate n. Etymology: SULPHUR + AMIDE …

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