permanganate

American  

[per-mang-guh-neyt] / pərˈmæŋ gəˌneɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.

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permanganate British  

/ -nɪt, pəˈmæŋɡəˌneɪt /

noun

1. a salt of permanganic acid

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permanganate Scientific  

/ pər-măng′gə-nāt′ /

1. A salt of permanganic acid, containing the group MnO ₄. Permanganates are strong oxidizing agents.

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Etymology

Origin of permanganate

First recorded in 1835–45; permangan(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

Remote-controlled aircraft drop spheres the size of ping-pong balls, filled with two compounds: potassium permanganate and glycol.

From Scientific American

The Albany Water Department says the coloration seen Saturday is the result of a pass through of sodium permanganate, a chemical used in the treatment process.

From Washington Times

The “dragon egg” system consists of self-igniting plastic spheres filled with potassium permanganate.

From The Guardian

A malfunctioning water treatment valve caused a substance called sodium permanganate to be released into the system, creating the temporarily purple hue.

From Salon

Aureliano Segundo submitted secretly to the burning baths of permanganate and to diuretic waters, and both were cured separately after three months of secret suffering.

From Literature