nordhausen acid

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

  Disulphuric \Di`sul*phu"ric\, a. [Pref. di- + sulphuric.]
     (Chem.)
     Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of
     sulphur in the higher state of oxidation.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Disulphuric acid, a thick oily liquid, H2S2O7, called
        also Nordhausen acid (from Nordhausen in the Harts,
        where it was originally manufactured), fuming sulphuric  acid
        , and especially pyrosulphuric acid. See under
        Pyrosulphuric.
        [1913 Webster]