| NOUN | substance | potassium permanganate, permanganate of potash | 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 | permanganate of potash | |
| 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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