dichromate

/daɪˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

dichromate

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

From di- + chromate.