chromate

/ˌkroʊˈmeɪt/
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Other forms: chromates

Definitions of chromate
  1. noun
    any salt or ester of chromic acid
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    types:
    lead chromate
    a poisonous chromate of lead used as a pigment in paint
    type of:
    salt
    a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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