permanganate

[ per-mang-guh-neyt ]
/ pərˈmæŋ gəˌneɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.

Origin of permanganate

First recorded in 1835–45; permangan(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby permanganate

permanent resident, permanent set, permanent tooth, permanent wave, permanent way, permanganate, permanganic, permanganic acid, permatemp, permeability, permeability coefficient

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British Dictionary definitions for permanganate

permanganate
/ (pəˈmæŋɡəˌneɪt, -nɪt) /

noun

a salt of permanganic acid

Medical definitions for permanganate

permanganate
[ pər-măng′gə-nāt′ ]

n.

Any of the salts of permanganic acid, all of which are strong oxidizing agents.

Scientific definitions for permanganate

permanganate
[ pər-măng′gə-nāt′ ]

A salt of permanganic acid, containing the group MnO4. Permanganates are strong oxidizing agents.