(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

plural of permanganate

(chemistry) the acid, HMnO₄, known only as its salts, the permanganates

(chemistry) KMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.

plural of potassium permanganate

(chemistry) A chemical compound with the chemical formula Ca(MnO₄)₂, used in the textile industry, for sterilization of water, and as a deodorizer.