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potassium dichromate
noun
- an orange-red, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 , used chiefly in dyeing, photography, and as a laboratory reagent.
potassium dichromate
noun
- an orange-red crystalline soluble solid substance that is a good oxidizing agent and is used in making chrome pigments and as a bleaching agent. Formula: K 2 Cr 2 O 7
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potassium dichromate1
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Example Sentences
On boiling it with copperas it becomes violet, while on boiling with potassium dichromate it changes to a yellowish brown.
Potassium dichromate, 3/8 oz.; hot water, 1/2 pint; dissolve, and add all together.
Potassium dichromate might therefore be called potassium pyrochromate.
Another patent, taken out in 1879 by Heinzerling, specified the use of potassium dichromate and alum.
This is performed in a solution of potassium dichromate rendered alkaline with ammonia.
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