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POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; potassium permanganate
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Hypernyms ("potassium permanganate" is a kind of...):
permanganate (a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic)
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