periodic acid

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per·iod·ic acid | \ ˌpər-(ˌ)ī-ˈä-dik-

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: any of the strongly oxidizing acids (such as H₅IO₆ or HIO₄) that are the most highly oxidized acids of iodine

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periodic acid

noun

per·iod·ic acid | \ ˌpər-(ˌ)ī-ˌäd-ik-

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Medical Definition of periodic acid

: any of the strongly oxidizing iodine-containing acids (as H₅IO₆ or HIO₄)

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