magic acid

noun

Etymology

Coined by Canadian inorganic chemist Ronald Gillespie.

Definitions

  1. A superacid, FSO₃H-SbF₅, consisting of a mixture of fluorosulfonic acid and antimony…

    A superacid, FSO₃H-SbF₅, consisting of a mixture of fluorosulfonic acid and antimony pentafluoride, capable of protonating even weak bases.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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