bichromate

[ bahy-kroh-meyt ]

nounChemistry.

Origin of bichromate

1
First recorded in 1850–55; bi-1 + chromate

Words Nearby bichromate

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How to use bichromate in a sentence

  • A solution of cuprous chloride which has absorbed CO gives it up on being treated with potassic bichromate and acid.

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  • Wash the metal and put it into a solution of bichromate of potash to which has been added a small amount of sulphuric acid.

  • Prolonged soaking in a hot solution of potassium bichromate which has been acidified with sulphuric acid will often prove useful.

  • A piece of carbon paper is then coated lightly with gelatine, sensitized with bichromate of potassium and allowed to dry.

  • I hardened the embryos in bichromate of potash, after placing them for a short time in nearly boiling water.

British Dictionary definitions for bichromate

bichromate

/ (baɪˈkrəʊˌmeɪt, -mɪt) /


noun
  1. another name for dichromate

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