chromic hydroxide

noun

: a substance obtained as a gray-green gelatinous precipitate or bluish amorphous powder by reaction of a chromic salt with alkali that is usually assigned the formula Cr(OH)₃ but is better considered a hydrated chromic oxide Cr₂O₃.xH₂O compare guignet's green

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