zinc yellow
noun
1
: a greenish yellow pigment that is usually made by reaction of zinc oxide, potassium dichromate, and sulfuric acid and then has the approximate composition 4ZnO.K2O.4CrO3.3H2O of a complex salt and that is used chiefly in corrosion-inhibiting priming coats and in printing inks
called also zinc chrome
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