"magic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: magic acids [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Canadian inorganic chemist Ronald Gillespie. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q903463|nobycat=1}} Coined by Canadian inorganic chemist Ronald Gillespie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} magic acid (countable and uncountable, plural magic acids)
  1. (chemistry) A superacid, FSO₃H-SbF₅, consisting of a mixture of fluorosulfonic acid and antimony pentafluoride, capable of protonating even weak bases. Wikipedia link: magic acid Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Inorganic compounds

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