chromic acid

1. A corrosive, oxidizing acid, H₂CrO₄, occurring only as salts or in solution.

2. The anhydride of chromic acid, CrO₃, a purplish crystalline material that reacts explosively with reducing agents and is used in chromium plating, as an oxidizing agent, and to color glass and rubber.

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chromic acid

(Elements & Compounds) an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4

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chro′mic ac′id

a hypothetical acid, H₂CrO₄, known only in solution or in the form of its salts.

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