peracetic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.

OriginEnglish acetic ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

adjectiveperacetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishacetic
  8. Englishperacetic

From per- + acetic.

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APA

peracetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracetic

MLA

“peracetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peracetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracetic.

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