peroxysulphuric acid

British

/ pəˌrɒksɪsʌlˈfjʊərɪk /

noun

Also called (not in technical usage): persulphuric acid. Caro's acid. a white hygroscopic crystalline unstable oxidizing acid. Formula: H 2 SO 5

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