permanganate

[ per-mang-guh-neyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.

permanganate

/ -nɪt; pəˈmæŋɡəˌneɪt /

noun

1. a salt of permanganic acid

permanganate

/ pər-măng′gə-nāt′ /

1. A salt of permanganic acid, containing the group MnO 4 . Permanganates are strong oxidizing agents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of permanganate¹

First recorded in 1835–45; permangan(ic acid) + -ate ²

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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