Meanings
nounmagic acid (countable and uncountable, plural magic acids)
plural magic acids
- countableuncountablechemistryA superacid, FSO₃H-SbF₅, consisting of a mixture of fluorosulfonic acid and antimony pentafluoride, capable of protonating even weak bases.
Origin
Coined by Canadian inorganic chemist Ronald Gillespie.
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