See Also: permanganate(medicine)
permanganate(dictionary)
potassium permanganate(medicine)
zinc permanganate(medicine)
Luft's potassium permanganate fixative(medicine)

permanganate (iou)



permanganate noun. M19.
[from PER-1 + MANGAN(ESE + -ATE1.]
Chemistry. A salt of the manganese oxyanion MnO4. Cf. MANGANATE.
permanganic adjective containing manganese in its highest oxidation state (7);
permanganic acid, a strong acid, HMnO4, known only as a purple aqueous solution: M19.