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per'sul•fu'ric ac'id
Pronunciation: (pûr'sul-fyoor'ik, pûr"-), [key] Chem.
1. Also called
Caro's acid, permonosulfuric acid, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid. a white, crystalline solid, H
2SO
5, used as an oxidizing agent for certain organic compounds.
2. Also called
peroxydisulfuric acid. a white, crystalline solid, H
2S
2O
8, used in the manufacture of hydrogen peroxide.
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