persalt

[ pur-sawlt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. (in a series of salts salt of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
2. (loosely) the salt of a peroxy acid.

persalt

/ ˈpɜːˌsɔːlt /

noun

1. any salt of a peracid

Word History and Origins

Origin of persalt¹

First recorded in 1810–20; per- + salt ¹

Example Sentences

Prussian blue, with a persalt of iron or tin as a mordant, gives a very splendid dark blue.

From Project Gutenberg

If a solution of a persalt of iron is now added to the fluid, a blue precipitate is formed.

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