dichromate

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dichromate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dichromate \Di*chro"mate\, n. (Chem.)
     A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid
     radical to one of the base; -- called also bichromate.
     [1913 Webster]

  Bichromate \Bi*chro"mate\, n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.)
     A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the
     other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also
     dichromate.
     [1913 Webster]

dichromate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dichromate
      n 1: a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid [syn:
           bichromate, dichromate]