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From perboric acid + -ate (“derivative”).
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perborate
Today it means: Any salt, derived from borate and hydrogen peroxide, of the hypothetical perboric acid. Full definition →
Today it means: Any salt, derived from borate and hydrogen peroxide, of the hypothetical perboric acid. Full definition →
From perboric acid + -ate (“derivative”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.