a dark purple poisonous odourless soluble crystalline solid, used as a bleach, disinfectant, and antiseptic. Formula: KMnO4
Systematic name: potassium manganate(VII)
potassium permanganate in American English
a dark-purple, crystalline compound, KMnO4, used as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, antiseptic, etc.
potassium permanganate in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(pətæsiəm pərmæŋgəneɪt)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
Potassium permanganate is a salt of permanganic acid, applied directly to the body to treat infections, used as an antidote for certain poisons, or used as an oxidizing agent.
Potassium permanganate is a mild antiseptic used to treat infections on the skin.
Potassium permanganate is an oxidizing agent that has disinfectant properties.
Potassium permanganate is a salt of permanganic acid, applied directly to the body to treat infections,used as an antidote for certain poisons, or used as an oxidizing agent.