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The peroxy derivative of acetic acid CH₃-CO-OOH; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and disinfectant though can be explosive

See Also
explosive oxidizing agent disinfectant peracetic peracid peracetate peroxyacetic acid acetic acid
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cid acid scid picid arcid alcid mucid lucid ficid lycid coccid esocid odacid marcid muscid raucid chacid viscid caecid diacid
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