chloroplatinic acid

noun

chlo·​ro·​platinic acid

: an acid H₂PtCl₆ obtained usually as red-brown deliquescent crystals of the hexahydrate by the action of aqua regia on metallic platinum and used chiefly in analysis

called also platinic chloride

Word History

Etymology

chlor- + platinic

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