: a dark purple salt KMnO4 used as an oxidizer and disinfectant
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebPingpong-like balls filled with potassium permanganate and injected with glycol are dropped from the air. Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 7 Jan. 2021 Each of the one-inch spheres, called Dragon Eggs, contains potassium permanganate, and just before they are released they are given a pin injection of anti-freeze. David Helvarg, National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2020
Word History
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
potassium permanganate
noun
: a dark purple salt KMnO4 used chiefly as an oxidizing agent and disinfectant