persalt

[pur-sawlt]

per·salt

[pur-sawlt]
noun Chemistry.
1.
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
2.
(loosely) the salt of a peroxy acid.

Origin:
1810–20; per- + salt1
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persalt (ˈpɜːˌsɔːlt)
 
n
any salt of a peracid

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persalt per·salt (pûr'sôlt')
n.
A salt containing the greatest proportion possible of the peroxy group.

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