metatungstic acid

noun

meta·​tungstic acid

: a yellow crystalline acid H₈W₁₂O₄₀.x H₂O or H₆[H₂(W₃O₁₀)₄].24H₂O soluble in water

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + tungstic acid

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