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chromic acid
3 dictionary results for: Chromic acid
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chromic acid
–noun
a hypothetical acid, H2CrO4, known only in solution or in the form of its salts.

[Origin: 1790–1800]
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chromic acid  
n.  
  1. A corrosive, oxidizing acid, H2CrO4, occurring only as salts or in solution.
  2. The anhydride of chromic acid, CrO3, a purplish crystalline material that reacts explosively with reducing agents and is used in chromium plating, as an oxidizing agent, and to color glass and rubber.

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chromic acid

noun
an unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate salts 

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