'Permanganate' definitions:
Definition of 'permanganate'
(from WordNet)
noun
A dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
Definition of 'Permanganate'
From: GCIDE
- Permanganate \Per*man"ga*nate\, n. (Chem.) A salt of permanganic acid. [1913 Webster]
- Potassium permanganate. (Chem.) See {Potassium permanganate}, under Potassium. [1913 Webster]