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PERSALT
Etymology
Noun
persalt (plural persalts)
(chemistry) The form of a salt of a particular base/acid combination in which the base has the highest valency; i.e. the salt formally derived from a peroxide.
Anagrams
• Alperts, Plaster, Platers, palster, palters, plaster, plastre, platers, psalter, stapler
Source: Wiktionary
Per"salt`, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A term formerly given to the salts supposed to be formed respectively by neutralizing acids with certain peroxides. [Obsoles.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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