chromic
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state, as chromic hydroxide, Cr(OH)3.
of or derived from chromic acid.
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How to use chromic in a sentence
Considerable quantities of chromic iron are found on the hills in this area, which embraces about six hundred acres.
Asbestos | Robert H. Joneschromic acid gives a deep greenish or bluish-black precipitate with aniline and its salts:—2.
For hardening the blastoderm I have employed, as usual, chromic acid, and also gold chloride.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIt is hardly conceivable that chromic acid could cause a rupture of the membrane and the ejection of the contents of the vesicle.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThese granules are more distinct in chromic acid specimens than in those hardened in osmic acid, but are to be seen in both.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for chromic
/ (ˈkrəʊmɪk) /
of or containing chromium in the trivalent state
of or derived from chromic acid
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