(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
antichrome
archistome
bichromate
bichromate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of dichromate
chromatize
chromatize
verb
To treat a metal surface with chromate
dichromate
dichromate
noun
(chemistry) any salt of dichromic acid; in solution the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻) is in equilibrium with the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
hematocrit
hematocrit
noun
(medicine) The percentage (by volume) of packed red blood cells in a centrifuged sample of blood.
(medicine, countable) A centrifuge used to analyze the relative amount of red blood cells and plasma in blood.
