metallic acid

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noun an acid of which the radical consists of a metal in combination with oxygen, as chromic acid (H₂CrO₄), The term is frequently but incorrectly applied to an acid oxid of a metal or a metallic anhydrid, as chromium trioxid (CrO₃).

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