peracetic acid
Chemistry
noun
A colourless, corrosive, pungent liquid, CH3CO·O·OH, that is explosive when hot and is widely used, usually dissolved in acetic acid, as an oxidizing agent in synthesis and as a bleach, sterilizing agent, etc.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.
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