chromic acid

noun

1. a hypothetical acid, H 2 CrO 4 , known only in solution or in the form of its salts.

chromic acid

noun

1. an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H 2 CrO 4

Word History and Origins

Origin of chromic acid¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Chromic acid gives a deep greenish or bluish-black precipitate with aniline and its salts:—2.

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For hardening the blastoderm I have employed, as usual, chromic acid, and also gold chloride.

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It is hardly conceivable that chromic acid could cause a rupture of the membrane and the ejection of the contents of the vesicle.

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These granules are more distinct in chromic acid specimens than in those hardened in osmic acid, but are to be seen in both.

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Like all electrolytes its presence decreases the adsorption of chromic acid.

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