Hydracid

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hydracid \Hy*drac"id\, n. [Hydr- + acid: cf. F. hydracide.]
     (Chem.)
     An acid containing hydrogen; -- sometimes applied to
     distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the
     like, which contain no oxygen, from the oxygen acids or
     oxacids. See {Acid}.


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