dichromate

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UK/daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

noun

Any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

Similar
bichromate
OriginEnglish chromate ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
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Meanings

noundichromate (plural dichromates)

plural dichromates

  1. chemistryAny salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
verbdichromate (third-person singular simple present dichromates, present participle dichromating, simple past and past participle dichromated)

present singular third person dichromates · participle present dichromating · participle past dichromated · past dichromated

  1. transitiveTo treat with a dichromate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid

Similar
bichromate
Broader
salt
Also see
bichromate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishchromic acid
  8. Englishchromate
  9. Englishdichromate

From di- + chromate.

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Translations

German Dichromat
  • Dichromatany salt of dichromic acid
Irish déchrómáit
  • déchrómáitany salt of dichromic acid
Italian dicromato
  • dicromatoany salt of dichromic acid
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APA

dichromate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromate

MLA

“dichromate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dichromate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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