iodic acid

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iodic acid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Iodic \I*od"ic\, a. [Cf. F. iodique. See Iodine.] (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those
     compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; as,
     iodic acid.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Iodic acid, a monobasic acid (HIO3), consisting of iodine
        with three parts of oxygen and one of hydrogen.
        [1913 Webster]

iodic acid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  iodic acid
      n 1: a soluble crystalline acid; used as a reagent and
           disinfectant