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permanganate
[ per-mang-guh-neyt ]
permanganate
/ -nɪt; pəˈmæŋɡəˌneɪt /
noun
- a salt of permanganic acid
permanganate
/ pər-măng′gə-nāt′ /
- A salt of permanganic acid, containing the group MnO 4 . Permanganates are strong oxidizing agents.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of permanganate1
First recorded in 1835–45; permangan(ic acid) + -ate 2
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Example Sentences
It was found that the permanganate attacked the lead precipitate as well as the other organic matter in the vessel.
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On the evening following, the forearm was immersed in a bowl of hot permanganate solution containing a little caustic potash.
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This seemed to bring out the eruption very quickly and the blisters were treated with permanganate as fast as they appeared.
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Potassium permanganate, however, oxidizes the poison completely.
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The only objection to the use of permanganate of which the writer is aware is that it stains the skin.
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