Dichromate

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

Full definition of dichromate

Noun

1. (chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇^2-) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄^2-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

Derived terms

• potassium dichromate