dichromate

American

[dahy-kroh-meyt] / daɪˈkroʊ meɪt /

noun

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

dichromate British

/ daɪˈkrəʊmeɪt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dichromate

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

In all 540 g. of sodium dichromate are added, the addition taking one to two hours.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassfum bichromate; Ð called also dichromate.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

This is performed in a solution of potassium dichromate rendered alkaline with ammonia.

From Photogravure by Henry R. Blaney

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 James Bryant Conant

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023