permanganate

Noun
  1. A dark purple salt of permanganic acid;
    In water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic (synset 115003969)
    is a type of: salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
    subtypes: permanganate of potash, potassium permanganate - 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

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