hydracid (plural hydracids)
(chemistry) An acid that does not contain any oxygen as opposed to an oxyacid; they are all binary compounds of hydrogen and a halogen or pseudohalogen.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*drac"id, n. Etym: [Hydr- + acid: cf. F. hydracide.] (Chem.)
Definition: An acid containing hydrogen; -- sometimes applied to distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the like, which contain no oxygen, from the oxygen acids or oxacids. See Acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2024
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