'Chromic acid' definitions:
Definition of 'chromic acid'
From: WordNet
noun
An unstable acid known only in solution and as chromate salts
Definition of 'Chromic acid'
From: GCIDE
- Chromic \Chro"mic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]