NOUN | substance | permanganate of potash, potassium permanganate | a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water |
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Meaning | A poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic. | |
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Synonym | potassium permanganate | |
Broader | permanganate | A dark purple salt of permanganic acid |
Spanish | permanganato de potasa, permanganato de potasio | |
Catalan | permanganat de potassa, permanganat de potassi |
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