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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An acid in which the theoretically greatest possible number of hydroxyl-groups is combined with the central atom or radical, as orthocarbonic acid, C(OH)4, ortho-acetic acid, CH3C(OH)3. The name is less correctly applied to certain other acids, as orthophosphorie acid, PO(OH)3.
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