POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE

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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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Nouns denoting substances

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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