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Frémy's salt

Frémy's salt proper noun: the chemical compound disodium nitrosodisulfonate, a strong oxidizing agent.

Proper noun

Frémy's salt

  1. The chemical compound disodium nitrosodisulfonate, a strong oxidizing agent.

Origin of Frémy's salt

Discovered in 1845 by Edmond Frémy (1814–1894).

Questions about Frémy's salt

What does Frémy's salt mean?
Frémy's salt means the chemical compound disodium nitrosodisulfonate, a strong oxidizing agent.
What part of speech is Frémy's salt?
Frémy's salt is a proper noun.

Words near Frémy's salt in the dictionary

  1. Fréjus
  2. Frémont
  3. Frémont cottonwood
  4. Frémont's cottonwood
  5. Frémonts
  6. Frémy's salt
  7. Fréthun
  8. Fröbelian
  9. Fröbelianism
  10. Fröbelians
  11. Fröbelism

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