Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The anionic divalent group, Cr2O7, or a compound containing it, usually having a characteristic orange-red color.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
bichromate .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid radical to one of the base; -- called also
bichromate .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry any
salt ofdichromic acid ; insolution theorange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-) is inequilibrium with theyellow chromate anion (CrO42-), therelative amount of eachion depending on thepH ; they are both verypowerful oxidizing agents
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
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Examples
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It also confirms that the Army's assessment of the health risks associated with exposure to sodium dichromate for soldiers at Qarmat Ali are not very reliable.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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It also confirms that the Army's assessment of the health risks associated with exposure to sodium dichromate for soldiers at Qarmat Ali are not very reliable.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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The hearings revealed that troops from Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina, and West Virginia were exposed to sodium dichromate, a known and highly potent carcinogen at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in Iraq.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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The hearings revealed that troops from Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina, and West Virginia were exposed to sodium dichromate, a known and highly potent carcinogen at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in Iraq.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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It also confirms that the Army's assessment of the health risks associated with exposure to sodium dichromate for soldiers at Qarmat Ali are not very reliable.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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It also confirms that the Army's assessment of the health risks associated with exposure to sodium dichromate for soldiers at Qarmat Ali are not very reliable.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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I do remember, however, sneaking into the chemistry supply area in high school to get ammonium dichromate to make flaming "volcanoes," so maybe I do qualify.
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She went online and ordered potassium dichromate, a corrosive chemical than can destroy human tissue.
Supreme Court hears soap opera story of interest to the tea party 2011
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The hearings revealed that troops from Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina, and West Virginia were exposed to sodium dichromate, a known and highly potent carcinogen at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in Iraq.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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The hearings revealed that troops from Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina, and West Virginia were exposed to sodium dichromate, a known and highly potent carcinogen at the Qarmat Ali water treatment facility in Iraq.
David Isenberg: Qarmat Ali AND KBR, Redux David Isenberg 2010
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