| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HYDRACID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Hydracid \Hy*drac"id\, noun. [Hydr- acid: compare to the French expression hydracide.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYDRACID
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| Noah Webster | [Adjective] An acid formed by the union of hydrogen with a substance without oxygen.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] (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. (references) | ||
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