dichromate
See also: Dichromate
English
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editNoun
editdichromate (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
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editany salt of dichromic acid
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Verb
editdichromate (third-person singular simple present dichromates, present participle dichromating, simple past and past participle dichromated)
- (transitive) To treat with a dichromate.