bromic acid

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. an acid, HBrO 3 , stable only in very dilute solutions, usually produced by the reaction of barium bromate with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

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bromic acid British  

noun

1. a colourless unstable water-soluble liquid used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: HBrO 3

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Etymology

Origin of bromic acid

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Chloric acid, HClO3, and bromic acid, HBrO3, are stable only in solution.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Brom′ate, a combination of bromic acid with a salifiable base; Brom′ide, a combination of bromine with a base.—Bromic acid, an acid composed of bromine and oxygen.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

No oxides of bromine have as yet been isolated, but three oxy-acids are known, namely hypobromous acid, HBrO, bromous acid, HBrO2, and bromic acid, HBrO3.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various