bichromate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bichromate
Example Sentences
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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
Wool is dyed in a similar manner, sodium sulphate being added to the dyebath, and the dyed colour treated with fluoride of chromium or bichromate of potash.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
Chrome green is prepared as a paint pigment from nitrate of lead, Chinese blue, and bichromate of soda.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
From this we learn that before the potassium bichromate enters into action in the battery, it is resolved into chromic acid.
From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by Bottone, S. R.
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