chromic acid

noun

1. a hypothetical acid, H 2 CrO 4 , known only in solution or in the form of its salts.

chromic acid

noun

1. an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H 2 CrO 4

Word History and Origins

Origin of chromic acid¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Fellow workers pulled Swisher from the four-foot tank of liquid chromic acid and were performing CPR when first responders arrived.

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The tank contained liquid chromic acid, Dayton fire officials said.

From Washington Times

A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the other ingredients; as, potassfum bichromate; Ð called also dichromate.

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore potassa or chromic acid cannot be utilized, because of the impossibility of limiting their effect.

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From this we learn that before the potassium bichromate enters into action in the battery, it is resolved into chromic acid.

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