Meaning Of The Word Potassium permanganate

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Potassium permanganate Meaning

Potassium permanganate Definition
Potassium permanganate Definition

What's The Definition Of Potassium permanganate?

potassium permanganate in American English
a dark-purple, crystalline compound, KMnO4, used as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, antiseptic, etc.
noun: a very dark purple, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KMnO4, used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an astringent and antiseptic

potassium permanganate in British English
noun: a dark purple poisonous odourless soluble crystalline solid, used as a bleach, disinfectant, and antiseptic. Formula: KMnO4

potassium permanganate in the Pharmaceutical Industry
noun: Potassium permanganate is a salt of permanganic acid, applied directly to the body to treat infections, used as an antidote for certain poisons, or used as an oxidizing agent.

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