: an acid H2CrO4 analogous to sulfuric acid but known only in solution and especially in the form of its salts
Word History
First Known Use
1800, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chromic acid
noun
: an acid H2CrO4 analogous to sulfuric acid but known only in solution and especially in the form of its salts (as lead chromate) most of which are yellow and are toxic causing ulcers on the skin or mucous membranes