n. any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO42-) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
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n. A salt of chromic acid.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A salt of chromic acid.
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