chromate
verbEtymology From chromic acid + -ate.
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To treat with a chromate solution
- Related terms
- Le Chatelier's principle
chromate
noun/ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/
Etymology From chromic acid + -ate.
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Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
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arsenochromate, bichromate, cadmium chromate, calcium chromate, chlorochromate, chromated copper arsenate, chromate of iron, chromate of lead, chromate of potash, chromate of potassium, chromatian, chromatize, dichromate, fluorochromate, metachromate, monochromate, peroxychromate, plumbous chromate, polychromate, potassium chromate, pyridinium chlorochromate, sodium chromate, tetrachromate, trichromate, zinc chromate, zinc chromate hydroxide