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noun
any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
potassium permanganate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: salt
Narrower terms: potassium permanganate, permanganate of potash
History
From per- + manganate.
Across languages
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