Associations to the word «Permanganate»

Wiktionary

PERMANGANATE, noun. (inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid, they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water; they are strong oxidizing agents
PERMANGANATE, noun. (inorganic chemistry) potassium permanganate

Dictionary definition

PERMANGANATE, noun. A dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats