permanganic acid

Definitions of permanganic acid
  1. noun
    an unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts
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    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
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