ˌsuperaˈcidity
[f. super-acid a., after acidity.]
a. Med. (See quot.)
| 1900 Dorland Med. Dict. 653/2 Superacidity, increase of the normal acidity of the gastric secretion. |
b. Chem. The quality or state of being superacid.
| 1927 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. XLIX. 3061 Our work indicates that the proximate cause of superacidity in a solution is an abnormally high value of the hydrogen-ion activity. 1979 Science 5 Oct. 14/2 It should always be kept in mind that superacidity encompasses both Bronsted and Lewis acid systems. |