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peracetic

peracetic adjective: of or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

peracetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.

Origin of peracetic

From per- + acetic.

Phrases with peracetic

Questions about peracetic

What does peracetic mean?
Peracetic means of or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is peracetic?
Peracetic is an adjective.

Words near peracetic in the dictionary

  1. peracarid
  2. peracarids
  3. peracephalus
  4. peracetate
  5. peracetates
  6. peracetic
  7. peracetic acid
  8. peracetylated
  9. peracetylation
  10. peracetylations
  11. peracid

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