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sodium dichromate

sodium dichromate

8.1
A red-orange salt that people use to help dyes stick to cloth and that is poisonous
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊdiəm daɪˈkroʊmeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dichromato de sodio
  • The laboratory uses sodium dichromate for dyeing textiles.

Examples

  • Many industries rely on sodium dichromate as an oxidizing agent.

  • The chemist ordered a new batch of sodium dichromate for the laboratory experiments.

  • Because of its toxicity, handling sodium dichromate requires proper safety precautions.

  • The factory uses sodium dichromate as a key ingredient in the dyeing process.

  • The factory uses sodium dichromate as a key ingredient in the dyeing process.

  • Many industries rely on sodium dichromate as an oxidizing agent.

  • The chemist ordered a new batch of sodium dichromate for the laboratory experiments.

Synonyms

dichromate
vssodium dichromate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

is the specific salt used as mordant and oxidizer rather than the general anion
sodium bichromate
vssodium dichromate
  • Specialized
7.8

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

is the alternative name or spelling for that same compound

How Hazardous

sodium cyanide
  • Specialized
1 7.2
sodium dichromate
  • Specialized
8.1
sodium chlorate
  • Specialized
5.2
sodium fluoride
  • Specialized
4.2
sodium chloride
  • Specialized
3 2.3

Surface Forms

sodium dichromate singular
sodium dichromates plural

Morphology

sodium + dichromate

The phrase literally names a sodium salt of the dichromate anion, so a learner who knows 'sodium' and 'dichromate' can infer it refers to a chemical compound composed of those parts. Chemical nomenclature is systematic and cross-linguistically similar, making the core compositional meaning transparent even if detailed properties (exact formula, color, industrial uses) require specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Sodium dichromate comes from its parts: sodium (a common salt), di- meaning 'two', and chromate from a word for 'color' because chromium gives bright colors. The name fits the chemical's red-orange crystals and its use in dyeing and other factory work.