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potassium dichromate

potassium dichromate noun: a potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂Cr₂O₇; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.

Noun

potassium dichromate (plural potassium dichromates)

  1. A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂Cr₂O₇; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.
    Synonyms:
    potassium bichromate

Synonyms of potassium dichromate

  • potassium bichromate

Forms of potassium dichromate

pluralpotassium dichromates

Questions about potassium dichromate

What does potassium dichromate mean?
Potassium dichromate means a potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂Cr₂O₇; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.
What part of speech is potassium dichromate?
Potassium dichromate is a noun.
What is the plural of potassium dichromate?
The plural of potassium dichromate is potassium dichromates.

Words near potassium dichromate in the dictionary

  1. potassium chloride
  2. potassium chromate
  3. potassium chromates
  4. potassium citrate
  5. potassium cyanide
  6. potassium dichromate
  7. potassium dichromates
  8. potassium dicyanoargentate
  9. potassium feldspar
  10. potassium feldspars
  11. potassium fluoride

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