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Definition of Chromic

1. a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence.

Definition of Chromic

1. Adjective. (chemistry) of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 3 ¹

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Definition of Chromic

1. pertaining to chromium [adj] - See also: chromium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromic

Literary usage of Chromic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Chemistry by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, George Kamensky (1902)
"The chromous chloride re.formed in this manner will then act on a fresh quantity of the chromic chloride, and in this manner transfer it entirely into ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1856)
"Potassio-chromic tartrate is precipitated by neutral acetate of lead, ... 2 At. chromic oxide to 3 At. Tartaric acid. — The solution of hydrated chromic ..."

3. Elements of Chemistry by Edward Turner (1828)
"chromic acid.—This acid is prepared by digesting the chromate of baryta in ... The sulphate of baryta subsides, and a solution of chromic acid is obtained. ..."

4. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller, Charles Edward Groves, Herbert McLeod (1878)
"Thi. torn- pound may be obtained in black shining scales, resembling plumbago :r. appearance, when the vapour of carbonic bisulphide is passed over chromic ..."

5. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"428 The normal chromic salts have a blue or violet colour, and allow red rays to pass through their solutions. Their cold solutions possess a violet colour, ..."

6. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry by Victor von Richter, Edgar Fahs Smith (1885)
"This is readily oxidized. When heated it parts with hydrogen and water and becomes chromic oxide : 2Cr(OH)2 = Cr2O3 + H2 + H2O. chromic COMPOUNDS. ..."

7. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"The solutions yield with ammonia a precipitate of sesquioxide, while chromic acid remains in solution. Potash quickly resolves it into chromic oxide and ..."

8. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1892)
"He states that he always uses chromic acid in the local treatment of ... No change being perceptible within ten days, a solution of chromic acid (one to ..."

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