iodic acid

American

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless or white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, HIO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.

iodic acid British

noun

a colourless or pale yellow soluble crystalline substance that forms acidic aqueous solutions. Used as a reagent and disinfectant. Formula: HIO 3

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Etymology

Origin of iodic acid

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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The reaction of iodine with concentrated nitric acid produces stable white iodic acid, HIO3:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Some iodine comes from the oxidation of iodine chloride, ICl, or iodic acid, HlO3.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

I′odāte, a combination of iodic acid with a salifiable base.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Other leaves in iodic acid, diluted to the same degree, showed after 2 hrs.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

The chemical reaction by which the iodine is liberated from this compound is a complicated one, depending on the fact that sulphurous acid acts upon iodic acid, setting iodine free.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

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