potassium permanganate

Definitions of potassium permanganate
  1. noun
    a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic
    synonyms: permanganate of potash
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    permanganate
    a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
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