dichromate

American  

[dahy-kroh-meyt] / daɪˈkroʊ meɪt /

noun

1. Chemistry. a salt of the hypothetical acid H 2 Cr 2 O 7 , as potassium dichromate, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 .

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dichromate British  

/ daɪˈkrəʊmeɪt /

noun

1. Also called: bichromate.  any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr 2 O 7 ^2–

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Etymology

Origin of dichromate

First recorded in 1860–65; di- ¹ + chromate

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dichromate

A lawsuit filed by Houston Lawyer Mike Doyle on behalf of 159 veterans says KBR exposed service members to sodium dichromate, which caused respiratory ailments.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2015

It is sometimes advisable to regulate the quantity of dichromate.

From Photogravure by Blaney, Henry R.

On boiling it with copperas it becomes violet, while on boiling with potassium dichromate it changes to a yellowish brown.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various

Procedure IN a 5-l. round-bottom flask, fitted with a mechanical stirrer, are placed 680 g. of sodium dichromate, 1500 cc. of water, and 230 g. of p-nitrotoluene.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

Potassium dichromate might therefore be called potassium pyrochromate.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William