dichromic acid

1. 1.

   the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts

   Broaderacid

Questions about dichromic acid

What does dichromic acid mean?

dichromic acid means "the hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts".

Is dichromic acid a common word?

dichromic acid is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.