potassium permanganate

noun

KMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.

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permanganate of potash
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Meanings

nounpotassium permanganate (plural potassium permanganates)

plural potassium permanganates

  1. chemistryKMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic

Similar
permanganate of potash
Broader
permanganate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan permanganat de potassi
  • permanganat de potassiKMnO4
Chinese Mandarin 高錳酸鉀 /高锰酸钾
  • 高錳酸鉀 /高锰酸钾 (gāoměngsuānjiǎ)KMnO4
Finnish kaliumpermanganaatti
  • kaliumpermanganaattiKMnO4
French permanganate de potassium
  • permanganate de potassiumKMnO4
German Kaliumpermanganat
  • KaliumpermanganatKMnO4
Greek υπερμαγγανικό κάλιο
  • υπερμαγγανικό κάλιο (ypermanganikó kálio)KMnO4
Hindi लाल दवा
  • लाल दवा (lāl davā)KMnO4
Italian permanganato di potassio
  • permanganato di potassioKMnO4
Portuguese permanganato de potássio
  • permanganato de potássioKMnO4
Romanian permanganat de potasiu
  • permanganat de potasiuKMnO4
Russian пермангана́т ка́лия
  • пермангана́т ка́лия (permanganát kálija)KMnO4
Spanish permanganato de potasio, permanganato potásico
  • permanganato de potasioKMnO4
  • permanganato potásicoKMnO4
Swedish kaliumpermanganat
  • kaliumpermanganatKMnO4
Thai ด่างทับทิม
  • ด่างทับทิม (dàang-táp-tim)KMnO4
Turkish potasyum permanganat
  • potasyum permanganatKMnO4
Vietnamese thuốc tím
  • thuốc tímKMnO4
Cite this entry
APA

potassium permanganate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20permanganate

MLA

“potassium permanganate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20permanganate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potassium permanganate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potassium%20permanganate.

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