ALL meanings of dichromate
di·chro·mate
D d - noun dichromate any salt or ester of dichromic acid. Dichromate salts contain the ion Cr2O72– 3
- adjective dichromate a salt of dichromic acid containing the divalent, negative radical Cr2O7 3
- noun dichromate (chemistry) 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. 1
- noun dichromate Chemistry. a salt of the hypothetical acid H 2 Cr 2 O 7 , as potassium dichromate, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 . 1