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pyrosulfuric acid

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A fuming, dense, oily, colorless to dark brown liquid or hygroscopic crystalline solid, H2S2O7, the primary constituent of oleum, produced by adding sulfur trioxide to concentrated sulfuric acid, and used in petroleum refining and in the manufacture of explosives.

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  • noun inorganic chemistry The acid, H2S2O7, formed by the reaction of sulfur trioxide with sulfuric acid; used in the manufacture of explosives etc.

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