English word potassium permanganate comes from English permanganate, English potassium
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| permanganate | English (eng) | (inorganic chemistry) any salt of permanganic acid: they are purple crystalline solids, mostly soluble in water, and are strong oxidizing agents. (inorganic chemistry) potassium permanganate. |
| potassium | English (eng) | (countable) A single atom of this element.. A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium. |
| potassium permanganate | English (eng) | (chemistry) KMnO4, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory. |