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periodic acid in American English
a white crystalline solid, HIO4, formed by careful oxidation of iodine or iodic acid: it is a strong oxidizing agent
any of a series of acids derived from I2O7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO4 or H5IO6

periodic acid in British English
noun: any of various oxyacids of iodine containing a greater proportion of oxygen than iodic acid and differing from each other in water content, esp either of the crystalline compounds HIO4 (metaperiodic acid) and H5 IO6 (paraperiodic acid)

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