periodic acid

[ pur-ahy-od-ik, pur- ]
/ ˈpɜr aɪˈɒd ɪk, ˌpɜr- /

noun Chemistry.

any of a series of acids derived from I2O7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO4 or H5IO6.

Origin of periodic acid

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby periodic acid

period of revolution, period piece, period-luminosity relation, periodate, periodic, periodic acid, periodic acid-schiff, periodic attractor, periodic decimal, periodic disease, periodic function

British Dictionary definitions for periodic acid

periodic acid
/ (ˌpɜːraɪˈɒdɪk) /

noun

any of various oxyacids of iodine containing a greater proportion of oxygen than iodic acid and differing from each other in water content, esp either of the crystalline compounds HIO 4 (metaperiodic acid) and H 5 IO 6 (paraperiodic acid)

Word Origin for periodic acid

C19: from per- + iodic

Medical definitions for periodic acid

periodic acid
[ pûr′ī-ŏd′ĭk ]

n.

A white, crystalline inorganic acid that contains iodine and is used as an oxidizer.