Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chromic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chromic \Chro"mic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the
compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence.
{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.
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