bromic acid

== English == === Noun === bromic acid (uncountable) (inorganic chemistry) A corrosive colourless liquid, HBrO3; it is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and some dyes; it reacts with bases to form bromates. Hypernyms: oxyacid < acid < compound < substance, material Coordinate terms: (its hydracid counterpart) hydrobromic acid; (its other oxyacid counterparts) chloric acid, iodic acid, fluoric acid; (its other hydracid counterparts) hydrochloric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrofluoric acid ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hydrobromic acid