dichromate
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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 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
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
This is performed in a solution of potassium dichromate rendered alkaline with ammonia.
From Photogravure by Henry R. Blaney
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