a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
chloric acid in American English
noun
a hypothetical acid, HClO3, known only in solution or in the form of its salts
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, jumping jack, mutualism, prep, raider