bichromate

[ bahy-kroh-meyt ]

/ baɪˈkroʊ meɪt /

Origin of bichromate

First recorded in 1850–55; bi-¹ + chromate

The electric current is furnished by two series of bichromate batteries.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891 |Various
A dilute solution of bichromate of potash is frequently employed to darken oak, mahogany, and coloured woods.

Intarsia and Marquetry |F. Hamilton Jackson
M. Trouve originally employed Plante's secondary battery, but afterward reverted to a bichromate battery of his own invention.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 |Various
Chrome green is prepared as a paint pigment from nitrate of lead, Chinese blue, and bichromate of soda.

Paint Technology and Tests |Henry A. Gardner

The carbon film contains gelatine and bichromate of potassium.

The Romance of Modern Invention |Archibald Williams

bichromate

/ (baɪˈkrəʊˌmeɪt, -mɪt) /

another name for dichromate

bichromate

[ bī-krō′māt′, -mĭt ]

dichromate