persulphuric acid

British

/ ˌpɜːsʌlˈfjʊərɪk /

noun

other names (not in technical usage) for peroxysulphuric acid

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Following in this direction of development of the subject is a study of the action of persulphuric acid upon furfural.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.

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