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di⋅chro⋅mate

[dahy-kroh-meyt]
–noun
Chemistry. a salt of the hypothetical acid H2Cr2O7, as potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7.


Origin:
1860–65; di- 1 + chromate
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di·chro·mate   (dī-krō'māt', dī'krō-)   
n.  A compound containing the divalent negative ion, Cr2O7, usually having a characteristic orange-red color. Also called bichromate.
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Main Entry: di·chro·mate
Pronunciation: (')dI-'krO-"mAt, 'dI-krO-
Function: noun
: a usually orange to red chromium salt containing the anionCr2O72 <dichromate of potassium>
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dichromate di·chro·mate (dī-krō'māt', dī'krō-)
n.
A compound containing the divalent negative ion, Cr2O7, usually having a characteristic orange-red color. Also called bichromate.

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