titanic acid

noun

: any of various amorphous weakly acid substances that are hydrates of titanium dioxide obtainable from solutions of titanium tetrachloride or basic titanium sulfate: such as

a

: a gelatinous highly hydrated substance that is the ortho acid

b

: a less highly hydrated substance

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