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potassium dichromate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A potassium salt of chromic acid, K2Cr2O7; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning 2

an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: salt

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 重鉻酸鉀 /重铬酸钾 (chónggèsuānjiǎ) — potassium salt of chromic acid
  • Finnish: kaliumdikromaatti — potassium salt of chromic acid
  • French: dichromate de potassium — potassium salt of chromic acid
  • German: Kaliumdichromat — potassium salt of chromic acid
  • Japanese: 二クロム酸カリウム (nikuromusankariumu) — potassium salt of chromic acid
  • Romanian: bicromat de potasiu — potassium salt of chromic acid