Meanings
nounperchloric acid (uncountable)
- uncountableA clear colourless liquid that is a strong acid and a violent, sometimes explosive, oxidizing agent: HClO₄, the oxyacid of chlorine in which chlorine has the highest oxidation number.
Translations
Czech kyselina chloristá
- kyselina chloristáHClO4
Finnish perkloorihappo
- perkloorihappostrong acid
Hungarian perklórsav
- perklórsavHClO4
Romanian acid percloric
- acid percloricHClO4
Russian хло́рная кислота́, хло́рная кислота́
- хло́рная кислота́ (xlórnaja kislotá)strong acid
- хло́рная кислота́ (xlórnaja kislotá)HClO4
Spanish ácido perclórico
- ácido perclóricoHClO4
Swedish överklorsyra, perklorsyra
- överklorsyrastrong acid
- perklorsyraHClO4
- överklorsyraHClO4
Cite this entry
APA
perchloric acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchloric%20acid
MLA
“perchloric acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchloric%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perchloric acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perchloric%20acid.
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