DICHROMATE

bichromate, dichromate

(noun) a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dichromate (plural dichromates)

(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

Source: Wiktionary


Di*chro"mate, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base; -- called also bichromate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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