permanganate

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noun

any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents

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Meanings

nounpermanganate (plural permanganates)

plural permanganates

  1. chemistryany salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents
  2. chemistrypotassium permanganate

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hypermanganatetetraoxomanganate

Origin

From per- + manganate.

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Translations

Catalan permanganat
  • permanganatsalt of permanganic acid
Czech manganistan
  • manganistansalt of permanganic acid
Danish permanganat, kaliumpermanganat
  • permanganatsalt of permanganic acid
  • kaliumpermanganatpotassium permanganate
Finnish permanganaatti
  • permanganaattisalt of permanganic acid
German Permanganat
  • Permanganatsalt of permanganic acid
Italian permanganato
  • permanganatosalt of permanganic acid
Māori pāhare konupango
  • pāhare konupangosalt of permanganic acid
Portuguese permanganato
  • permanganatosalt of permanganic acid
Romanian permanganat
  • permanganatsalt of permanganic acid
Russian пермангана́т
  • пермангана́т (permanganát)salt of permanganic acid
Spanish permanganato
  • permanganatosalt of permanganic acid
Swedish permanganat, kaliumpermanganat
  • permanganatsalt of permanganic acid
  • kaliumpermanganatpotassium permanganate
Tagalog permangganato
  • permangganatosalt of permanganic acid
Welsh permanganad
  • permanganadsalt of permanganic acid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permanganate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permanganate.

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