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perboric acid

[ per-bawr-ik, -bohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a hypothetical acid, HBO 3 , known only in the form of its salts.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perboric acid1

First recorded in 1880–85; per- + boric acid

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