perchloric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of perchloric
Example Sentences
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The perchloric acid, used in explosives and some industrial processes, was produced at a company in Ohio that hasn’t been publicly identified.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
One of the containers involved was carrying perchloric acid, which is used in explosives as well as a variety of food and drug products, Tysver said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Metallic powders such as aluminium often serve as the fuel, and ammonium perchlorate, which is the salt of perchloric acid and ammonia, is the most common oxidiser.
From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2023
Dilute aqueous solutions of perchloric acid are quite stable thermally, but concentrations above 60% are unstable and dangerous.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Gay Lussac investigated chloric acid; Stadion discovered perchloric acid, since more fully studied by G.S.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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