oxygen acid

/ˌɑksədʒən ˌæsəd/

Other forms: oxygen acids

Definitions of oxygen acid

1. noun

   any acid that contains oxygen
   synonyms: oxyacid

   types:

   hypophosphoric acid

   a crystalline tetrabasic acid (H4P2O6)

   hypophosphorous acid, orthophosphorous acid, phosphorous acid

   a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)

   polyphosphoric acid

   a series of oxyacids of phosphorus

   periodic acid

   any acid of iodine that contains oxygen

   orthophosphoric acid, phosphoric acid

   an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4

   tungstic acid

   an oxyacid of tungsten (often polymeric in nature) formed by neutralizing alkaline tungstate solutions

   vanadic acid, vanadium pentoxide

   any of various oxyacids of vanadium; known mostly in the form of its salts

   metaphosphoric acid

   a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating agent

   pyrophosphoric acid

   a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid

   type of:

   acid

   any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt