bichromate

American  

[bahy-kroh-meyt] / baɪˈkroʊ meɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. dichromate.

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bichromate British  

/ -mɪt, baɪˈkrəʊˌmeɪt /

noun

1. another name for dichromate

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Etymology

Origin of bichromate

First recorded in 1850–55; bi- ¹ + chromate

Example Sentences

For one thing, said Douglas, who worked in Sollas' laboratory, the telltale 1953 analysis of the skull showed it had been aged with the chemical potassium bichromate.

From Time Magazine Archive

The depolarizer is a bichromate solution which surrounds the perforated carbon plate located in the bottom of the jar.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

On each of the four sides was a screw propeller 12 feet in diameter, driven by bichromate of potassium batteries and a dynamo-electric motor.

From The Great War in England in 1897 by Le Queux, William

Ammonium bichromate is a self-combustible after the type of ammonium nitrate, but scarcely an explosive.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

To sensitize the plates I employ a bath of bichromate of potash of six per cent, and again dry them.

From Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various