lead chromate

noun

: a chromate of lead
especially : chrome yellow

Examples of lead chromate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The agency said on Feb. 29 that the cinnamon contained lead chromate, a pigment illegally added to spices to increase their weight or enhance their color. Rob Wile, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024 High concentrations of lead have also been found in spices, for example in lead chromate, which is used to enhance the color and weight of turmeric. Unicef Usa, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 There's little research about the health effects from consuming food contaminated with chromium compounds such as lead chromate, the agency says. USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024 That could be the result of lead chromate, the CDC and FDA said. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2024 The 2017 study highlighted the reason that lead chromate is used as an adulterant. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024 The lead-to-chromium ratio found in the factory is consistent with lead chromate, a compound that has been previously reported as a contaminant in certain spices, officials said. Jonel Aleccia, Fortune Well, 6 Jan. 2024 In Bangladesh, researchers looked at supply chains and found that much of the contamination comes from lead chromate used to enhance the color of turmeric. Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

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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 27 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

lead chromate

noun
: a chromate of lead
especially : chrome yellow
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