bichromate

American  

[bahy-kroh-mayt] / baɪˈkroʊ meɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. dichromate.

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bichromate British  

/ baɪˈkrəʊˌmeɪt, -mɪt /

noun

1. another name for dichromate

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Etymology

Origin of bichromate

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

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bichromate

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

Ovington's—Water, 1 gallon; logwood extract, 6 ozs.; water, 1 gallon; borax, 6 ozs.; shellac, 1.5 oz.; water, 0.5 pint; bichromate of potassa, 0.375 oz.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.?No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various

Hence, though the solution of potassium bichromate is an excellent depolariser as long as it contains any of the salt, it soon becomes exhausted.

From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by S. R. Bottone

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 S. R. Bottone

Fuller Bichromate Cell.—In the bichromate cells or the chromic acid cells, bichromate of soda, or bichromate of potassium, is used for the depolarizer, water and sulphuric acid being added for attacking the zinc.

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 Nehemiah Hawkins

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