potassium permanganate

po·tas·si·um per·man·ga·nate

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puh-tas-ee-uh m per-mang-guh-neyt]
- /pəˈtæs i əm pərˈmæŋ gəˌneɪt/
- /pəˈtæs.i.əm pəˌtæsiəm pɜːˈmæŋɡəneɪt/

Definitions of potassium permanganate words

noun potassium permanganate a very dark purple, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KMnO 4 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an astringent and antiseptic. 1
noun potassium permanganate a dark purple poisonous odourless soluble crystalline solid, used as a bleach, disinfectant, and antiseptic. Formula: KMnO4 0
noun potassium permanganate a dark-purple, crystalline compound, KMnO4, used as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, antiseptic, etc. 0
noun potassium permanganate Potassium permanganate is a salt of permanganic acid, applied directly to the body to treat infections, used as an antidote for certain poisons, or used as an oxidizing agent. 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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