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chromate

noun
chro·​mate | \ ˈkrō-ˌmāt How to pronounce chromate (audio) \

Definition of chromate

: a salt of chromic acid

Examples of chromate in a Sentence

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 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. — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, "Man drilled holes in tanks of cyanide, acid at Cleveland company he once owned, police said," 30 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of chromate

1815, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for chromate

borrowed from French, from chrôme chrome entry 1 + -ate -ate entry 1

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chromate

noun
chro·​mate | \ ˈkrō-ˌmāt How to pronounce chromate (audio) \

Medical Definition of chromate

: a salt of chromic acid

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