Chromic /(?)/
Chro·mic
Chromic
a.
- Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence. (Chem.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Chromic acid
- an acid, H2CrO4, analogous to sulphuric acid, not readily obtained in the free state, but forming well known salts, many of which are colored pigments, as chrome yellow, chrome red, etc.
- Chromic anhydride
- a brilliant red crystalline substance, CrO3, regarded as the anhydride of chromic acid. It is one of the most powerful oxidizers known.