potassium dichromate: Meaning and Definition of

potas'sium dichro'mate

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. an orange-red, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCrO, used chiefly in dyeing, photography, and as a laboratory reagent. Also called
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