dichromate
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of dichromate
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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
On evaporating the solution these substances crystallize out as potassium chrome alum, which substance is produced as a by-product in the industries using potassium dichromate for oxidizing purposes.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
The mixture is cooled to 0'0, and 330 g. of sodium dichromate are added in powdered form, the temperature being kept below 5'0 at all times.
From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant
A concentrated solution of technical sodium dichromate is prepared by dissolving 140 g. in 65 cc. of water.
From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant
The principle of the process is this: An organic tacky substance is sensitized with potassium dichromate, and exposed under a reversed positive to the action of light.
From Photogravure by Henry R. Blaney
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