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perboric acid

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[per-bawr-ik, -bohr-] / pərˈbɔr ɪk, -ˈboʊr- /

noun

Chemistry.

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

Etymology

Origin of perboric acid

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

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