chrome red

chrome red
noun
a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate
Hypernyms: ↑red, ↑redness

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noun
1. : any of several pigments consisting essentially of basic lead chromate
2. : any of several mordant acid dyes
3. : vermilion or a color resembling it

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a bright-red pigment consisting of the basic chromate of lead.
[1860-65]

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chrome red,
any one of several bright-red pigments consisting of basic lead chromate, approximately PbCrO4•PbO: »

A red pigment known as chrome red may be prepared by boiling chrome yellow with a dilute alkali (W. N. Jones).

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n. a bright red pigment consisting of lead chromate with varying amounts of lead oxide

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Chrome alum — Chrome Chrome, n. Same as {Chromium}. [1913 Webster] {Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance, {(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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