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Webster 1913 Edition

Chromate

Chro′mate

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

chromate

. See

.]

(Chem.)

A salt of chromic acid.

Webster 1828 Edition

Chromate

CHROMATE

,

Noun.

[See chrome.] A salt or compound formed by the chromic acid with a base.

Definition 2024

Chromate

Chromate

See also: chromate

German

Noun

Chromate n pl

plural of Chromat

chromate

chromate

See also: Chromate

English

Noun

chromate ‎(plural chromates)

(inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄^2-) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇^2-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

Derived terms

Terms derived from chromate

bichromate
cadmium chromate
chlorochromate
chromated copper arsenate
chromate of iron
chromate of lead

chromate of potash
chromate of potassium
dichromate
metachromate
monochromate
plumbous chromate

potassium chromate
pyridinium chlorochromate
sodium chromate
trichromate
zinc chromate
zinc chromate hydroxide

Translations

any salt of chromic acid

Finnish: kromaatti (fi)
German: Chromat n
Irish: crómáit f

Italian: cromato (it) m
Portuguese: cromato m
Spanish: cromato m

See also

Le Chatelier's principle