permanganate of potash

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• permanganate of potash — noun 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 • Syn: ↑potassium permanganate • Hypernyms: ↑permanganate …   Useful english dictionary

• Potash — For other uses, see Potash (disambiguation). Potash Potash /ˈpɒtæʃ/ is the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water soluble form.[1] In some rare cases, pota …   Wikipedia

• permanganate — also permanganate of potash noun (U) a dark purple chemical compound used for killing bacteria …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Potassium permanganate — Potassium permanganate …   Wikipedia

• potassium permanganate — noun 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 • Syn: ↑permanganate of potash • Hypernyms: ↑permanganate * * * noun :… …   Useful english dictionary

• Potassium permanganate — Potassium Po*tas si*um, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.] (Chem.) An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined, as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• POTASSIUM — Le potassium, troisième élément de ce groupe, possède les propriétés caractéristiques des métaux alcalins. Il a été découvert en 1807 par Humphry Davy lors de la réduction électrolytique de la potasse caustique fondue (KOH). Son symbole chimique… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Potassium hydroxide — Potassium hydroxide …   Wikipedia

• Dictionary of chemical formulas — This is a list of chemical compounds with chemical formulas and CAS numbers, indexed by formula. This complements alternative listings to be found at list of inorganic compounds, list of organic compounds and inorganic compounds by element. Table …   Wikipedia

• Potassium — The major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. The proper level of potassium is essential for normal cell function. An abnormal increase of potassium (hyperkalemia) or decrease of potassium… …   Medical dictionary