dichromate

noun di·chro·mate \(ˌ)dī-ˈkrō-ˌmāt, ˈdī-krō-\

Definition of DICHROMATE

: a usually orange to red chromium salt containing the anion Cr₂O₇²⁻ <dichromate of potassium> —called also bichromate

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1864

Medical Dictionary

noun di·chro·mate \(ˈ)dī-ˈkrō-ˌmāt, ˈdī-krō-\

: a usually orange to red chromium salt containing the anion Cr₂O₇²⁻ <dichromate of potassium>

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