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tantalic acid

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an acid, HTaO 3 , that forms complex salts or tantalates.


tantalic acid

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tantalic acid1

First recorded in 1835–45

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