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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–

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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

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

It is sometimes advisable to regulate the quantity of dichromate.

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

It consists of a Bunsen battery that I activate not with potassium dichromate but with sodium.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter

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