potassium permanganate

noun

Chemistry.

1. a very dark purple, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KMnO 4 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an astringent and antiseptic.

potassium permanganate

noun

1. Systematic name: potassium manganate(VII). a dark purple poisonous odourless soluble crystalline solid, used as a bleach, disinfectant, and antiseptic. Formula: KMnO 4

potassium permanganate

1. A dark purple crystalline compound used as an oxidizing agent and disinfectant and in deodorizers and dyes. Chemical formula: KMnO ₄ .

Word History and Origins

Origin of potassium permanganate¹

First recorded in 1865–70