Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The anionic divalent CrO4 group or a compound containing it.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A salt of chromic acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A salt of chromic acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry any
salt ofchromic acid ; insolution theyellow chromateanion (CrO42-) is inequilibrium with theorange dichromate anion (Cr2O72-), therelative amount of eachion depending on thepH ; they are both verypowerful oxidizing agents
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any salt or ester of chromic acid
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Examples
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Under this name chromate of cadmium was introduced some few years back.
Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field
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The remaining 73.5 c.c. of "chromate" required by the assay, are equivalent to 0.7497 gram of lead.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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However, this knowledge didn't stop us from using lead chromate labeled as chrome yellow to color custard through the 19th century.
Corey Rennell: Packaged Food Is Mystery Food, Part I: Additives Corey Rennell 2011
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However, this knowledge didn't stop us from using lead chromate labeled as chrome yellow to color custard through the 19th century.
Corey Rennell: Packaged Food Is Mystery Food, Part I: Additives Corey Rennell 2011
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However, this knowledge didn't stop us from using lead chromate labeled as chrome yellow to color custard through the 19th century.
Corey Rennell: Packaged Food Is Mystery Food, Part I: Additives Corey Rennell 2011
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To create his trademark pale golds, Van Gogh mixed the bright yellow lead chromate pigment with the white lead sulphate, creating a combination that was subtler than the pure yellow but susceptible to a reaction that creates viridian, a darker shade of spring green.
Chemists Called in as Van Gogh's Pigments Darken The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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However, this knowledge didn't stop us from using lead chromate labeled as chrome yellow to color custard through the 19th century.
Corey Rennell: Packaged Food Is Mystery Food, Part I: Additives Corey Rennell 2011
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A drop of mercury in a solution of potassium chromate and sulfuric acid, set so it's almost touching an iron nail, will start to beat like a heart.
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However, this knowledge didn't stop us from using lead chromate labeled as chrome yellow to color custard through the 19th century.
Corey Rennell: Packaged Food Is Mystery Food, Part I: Additives Corey Rennell 2011
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To create his trademark pale golds, Van Gogh mixed the bright yellow lead chromate pigment with the white lead sulphate, creating a combination that was subtler than the pure yellow but susceptible to a reaction that creates viridian, a darker shade of spring green.
Chemists Called in as Van Gogh's Pigments Darken The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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