tantalic acid

noun Chemistry.

an acid, HTaO3, that forms complex salts or tantalates.

Origin of tantalic acid

First recorded in 1835–45

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British Dictionary definitions for tantalic acid

tantalic acid

noun

a white gelatinous substance produced by hydrolysis of tantalic halides. It dissolves in strong bases to give tantalates

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