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orthoacid

orthoacid noun: the member of a series of oxyacids of a particular element that has the highest number of hydroxyl groups.

Noun

orthoacid (plural orthoacids)

  1. the member of a series of oxyacids of a particular element that has the highest number of hydroxyl groups

Forms of orthoacid

pluralorthoacids
alternative formortho acid

Origin of orthoacid

From ortho- + acid.

Questions about orthoacid

What does orthoacid mean?
Orthoacid means the member of a series of oxyacids of a particular element that has the highest number of hydroxyl groups.
What part of speech is orthoacid?
Orthoacid is a noun.
What is the plural of orthoacid?
The plural of orthoacid is orthoacids.

Words near orthoacid in the dictionary

  1. ortho-amphibolites
  2. ortho-chloronitrobenzene
  3. ortho-nitrotoluene
  4. orthoacetate
  5. orthoacetates
  6. orthoacid
  7. orthoacids
  8. orthoaluminate
  9. orthoaluminates
  10. orthoamphibole
  11. orthoamphiboles

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