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Lead chromate, also known as chrome yellow, is an inorganic compound used as a pigment.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 30 July 2024
The mixture of sulphate and chromate is very sensitive to darkening under UV light.
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Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2011
Nickel mines have been found to increase the release of soluble chromate into groundwater and surface water, experts say.
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NBC news, 8 Dec. 2021
Surveillance footage later revealed Dagley drilled into tanks of sodium cyanide, hydrochloric acid, yellow chromate, ferrous chloride, and sulfuric acid, according to a current owner, Ed Cochran.
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Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, from chrôme chrome entry 1 + -ate -ate entry 1
First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
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“Chromate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chromate. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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