chromic acidn.► A corrosive, oxidizing acid, H
2CrO
4, occurring only as salts or in solution.
► The anhydride of chromic acid, CrO
3, 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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