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Dichromate
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid wordnet
Verb
- 1 To treat with a dichromate. transitive
Etymology
Etymology 1
From di- + chromate.
Etymology 2
From di- + chromate.
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