chromate
noun
- a salt of chromic acid
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English chromic acid English -ate English chromate From chromic acid + -ate.
- 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
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English chromic acid Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English chromate From chromic acid + -ate.
- To treat with a chromate solution