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potassium permanganate
noun
- a very dark purple, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KMnO 4 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an astringent and antiseptic.
potassium permanganate
noun
- a dark purple poisonous odourless soluble crystalline solid, used as a bleach, disinfectant, and antiseptic. Formula: KMnO 4 Systematic namepotassium manganate(VII)
potassium permanganate
- A dark purple crystalline compound used as an oxidizing agent and disinfectant and in deodorizers and dyes. Chemical formula: KMnO 4 .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of potassium permanganate1
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Example Sentences
Potassium permanganate, however, oxidizes the poison completely.
Add a crystal or two of potassium permanganate, and wait till it settles, and examine the sediment for diatoms with a microscope.
Solutions of potassium permanganate may be kept for a month or so without much change.
(for unroasted coffee) of 1-percent potassium permanganate and let stand for 15 minutes at room temperature.
Potassium permanganate oxidizes it first to methylfurazane-carboxylic acid and then to furazanedicarboxylic acid.
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