lead chromate

noun

: a chromate of lead
especially : chrome yellow

Examples of lead chromate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chrome Yellow, the pigment made from lead chromate, was a particular favorite of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists like Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro. Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021 To hasten this process, which can cause 10 to 15 percent of the root to be wasted, processors add lead chromate, an industrial yellow pigment commonly used to color toys and furniture. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2019 Turner believes these are the traces of lead chromate, a compound manufacturers added to plastics decades ago to give them a vibrant yellow or red coloration. Rob Arnold, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lead chromate was in 1866

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“Lead chromate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20chromate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.

Medical Definition

lead chromate

noun
: a chromate of lead
especially : chrome yellow
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