permanganate

English Thesaurus

1. a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	salt,
definition	:	a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	permanganate of potash, potassium permanganate,
definition	:	a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic (noun.substance)