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potassium dichromate

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an orange-red, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 , used chiefly in dyeing, photography, and as a laboratory reagent.


potassium dichromate

noun

  1. an orange-red crystalline soluble solid substance that is a good oxidizing agent and is used in making chrome pigments and as a bleaching agent. Formula: K 2 Cr 2 O 7


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Origin of potassium dichromate1

First recorded in 1880–85

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