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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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
2. 2
   a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To treat with a dichromate. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

alcoholbichromatebichromatechemical

Etymology

From di- + chromate.

Related phrases

gum dichromatepotassium dichromatedichromic acidle chatelier's principleoxidizing agent

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