Oxacid vs. Oxyacid

Oxacidnoun

See Oxyacid.

Oxyacidnoun

(chemistry) An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid.

Oxyacidnoun

An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; - contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.

Oxyacidnoun

any acid that contains oxygen

Oxyacid

An oxyacid, oxoacid, or ternary acid is an acid that contains oxygen. Specifically, it is a compound that contains hydrogen, oxygen, and at least one other element, with at least one hydrogen atom bonded to oxygen that can dissociate to produce the H+ cation and the anion of the acid.