dichromate
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- noun
- /daɪˈkroʊmeɪt/
- Specialized
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dicromato
- This is a photo taken by an Indiana National Guard soldier showing the bags of sodium dichromate at the Qarmat Ali water treatment plant in Iraq in 2003.
Examples
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We are breaking down the ammonium dichromate into simpler substances.
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Chromium trioxide, chromic acid, dichromate and so on.
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KBR's experts will argue it's impossible to link the soldiers' health problems to the presence of sodium dichromate at the water-treatment plant.
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Sodium dichromate contains a carcinogen called hexavalent chromium.
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According to a recent Associated Press article appearing in The Washington Post, the soldiers were exposed to the toxin sodium dichromate at a water plant they were guarding.
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KBR contends that it didn't realize initially that sodium dichromate posed a hazard at Qarmat Ali, but as soon as it realized it did, it informed the Army Corps of Engineers, which oversaw the project.
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Sodium dichromate is commonly used in laboratories as a reagent for chemical reactions.
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The workers were exposed to sodium dichromate, which is known for its toxic properties.
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In some industries, sodium dichromate is utilized to prevent corrosion in metal structures.
Synonyms
A chemical salt used in laboratories that takes oxygen from other chemicals
A red-orange salt that people use to help dyes stick to cloth and that is poisonous
A red-orange salt used to fix dyes on cloth that is poisonous
A bright orange red crystal used to make dyes, for photography, and to help chemical reactions, and is toxic
Compounds
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A bright orange red crystal used to make dyes, for photography, and to help chemical reactions, and is toxic
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A red-orange salt that people use to help dyes stick to cloth and that is poisonous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dichromate starts with di- meaning 'two' and uses chrom- meaning 'color', the same root as chrome. In chemistry a dichromate is a type of salt that has two chromium atoms and often has an orange color, so the name helps you remember it is a 'two-chromium' colored compound.