chromic acid

noun

A corrosive acid, H₂CrO₄, known only in solution or as its salts, the chromates (from which it may be prepared); it is a very powerful oxidizing agent.

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Meanings

nounchromic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA corrosive acid, H₂CrO₄, known only in solution or as its salts, the chromates (from which it may be prepared); it is a very powerful oxidizing agent.

Translations

Finnish kromihappo
  • kromihappoacid
Romanian acid cromic
  • acid cromicacid
Russian хро́мовая кислота́
  • хро́мовая кислота́ (xrómovaja kislotá)acid
Swedish kromsyra
  • kromsyraacid
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APA

chromic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromic%20acid

MLA

“chromic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromic%20acid.

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