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chloric acid

chloric acid

8.4
A strong unstable acid with a sharp smell used in labs
  • noun
  • /ˈklɔrɪk ˈæsɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ácido clórico
  • Chloric acid is rarely found in pure form due to its instability.

Examples

  • The presence of chloric acid can be detected by its strong oxidizing properties.

  • Laboratory experiments often involve preparing chloric acid from chlorates.

  • The laboratory uses chloric acid for various experiments.

  • Is chloric acid safe to handle without gloves?

  • Chloric acid is commonly used in chemical analysis due to its strong oxidizing properties.

  • Chemists carefully prepare chloric acid from chlorate salts in the lab.

  • The pungent odor of chloric acid is a clear indicator of its presence in a chemical reaction.

Surface Forms

chloric acid singular
chloric acids plural

Morphology

chloric + acid

The term is compositionally built from 'chloric' (pertaining to chlorine) + 'acid' so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it denotes an acid related to or containing chlorine. Chemical naming patterns like this are regular and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning predictable rather than idiomatic for learners who know the parts.

Etymology

Chloric acid comes from the part chlor-, which links it to the green element chlorine, and the ending -ic, a common ending for names of acids; so the name literally means 'an acid related to chlorine', which helps you remember it is an acid made from chemicals that have chlorine.