dichromate

Plural: dichromates

Noun

a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
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

Verb

To treat with a dichromate.

Origin / Etymology

From di- + chromate.

Synonyms

bichromate

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