dichromate

See also: Dichromate

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ chromate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

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Noun

dichromate (plural dichromates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr₂O₇^2-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄^2-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

Derived terms

• potassium dichromate

Translations

any salt of dichromic acid

• Georgian: ბიქრომატი (bikromaṭi)
• German: Dichromat n
• Irish: déchrómáit f
• Italian: dicromato m

Verb

dichromate (third-person singular simple present dichromates, present participle dichromating, simple past and past participle dichromated)

1. (transitive) To treat with a dichromate.

See also

• Le Chatelier's principle