Permanganate
[pә:'mæŋgәneit]
Definition
(noun.) a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.
Editor: Ned--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A salt of permanganic acid.
Typist: Martha
Definition
n. a salt containing manganese.—adj. Permangan′ic.
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Examples
- Condy’s new disinfectant--permanganate of aluminum--is undoubtedly the best of the two for this purpose. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- If a piece of potassium permanganate about the size of a grain of sand is put into a quart of water, the solid disappears and the water becomes a deep rich red. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The flag of the Republic with the purple added we call blood, pus and permanganate. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Typist: Ruben