bichromate

1 9.9

A chemical salt used in laboratories that takes oxygen from other chemicals

noun
/ˈbaɪˌkroʊmeɪt/

Specialized

: bromato

Are you a printmaker who has wanted to try creative printmaking techniques, such as high contrast printing, solarization, posterization, or perhaps the classical methods such as gum-bichromate or bromoil?

Examples

The artist experimented with bichromate to create unique effects in her prints.
To prepare the solution, mix one gram of bichromate with 100 milliliters of distilled water.
In the laboratory, we often use bichromate as an oxidizing agent in various chemical reactions.

Synonyms

dichromate

vsbichromate

Specialized

1 9.9

A salt that contains chromium and oxygen atoms and gives an orange solution

is the general chemical name focusing on common use rather than formula

Compounds

sodium bichromate

Specialized

7.8

A red-orange salt used to fix dyes on cloth that is poisonous

Surface Forms

bichromate singular

bichromates plural

Morphology

bichromate = chromate (semi-transparent) = bi + chromate

Formally analyzable as 'bi-' + 'chromate', but this is a technical chemical name and the older variant 'bi-' may be unfamiliar or confusing to general learners.

Etymology

Bichromate breaks into bi- ('two') and chromate, from chrome which comes from a word for 'color'. A helpful way to remember it is that the ion has two chromium atoms, so bichromate means a salt containing a 'two-chrome' ion.