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dichromate

/daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
dichro-mate
IPA
/daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

verb

To treat with a dichromate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From di- + chromate.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dichromates (plural) dichromates (present, singular) dichromating (participle, present) dichromated (participle, past) dichromated (past)

Phrases

gum dichromate potassium dichromate Le Chatelier's principle

Frequently Paired Words

Le Chatelier's principle

Synonyms

bichromate

Questions

How do you pronounce dichromate?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/.
What does dichromate mean?
Any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion.(Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
Where does dichromate come from?
From di- + chromate.

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