perchloric

P3E1R1C3H4L1O1R1I1C3

adjective

Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine.

Similar
hyperchloric
OriginEnglish chloric ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

adjectiveperchloric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine.

    Synonyms: hyperchloric

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine.

Similar
hyperchloric

Origin

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

From per- + chloric.

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Translations

Italian perclorico
  • percloricotype of compound
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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