chromic chloride

noun

1. a violet, crystalline compound, CrCl 3 , occurring in both water-soluble and water-insoluble forms, or a green or violet, water-soluble deliquescent compound, CrCl 3 ⋅6H 2 O: used chiefly as a mordant, in chrome-steel plating, and in the synthesis of chromium salts.

Example Sentences

Solutions of chromic chloride in presence of excess of acid are green in colour.

From Project Gutenberg

Dissolve chromic oxide in hydrochloric acid and evaporate to dryness; the residue is chromic chloride.

From Project Gutenberg