chrome green
Americannoun
noun
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any green pigment made by mixing lead chromate with Prussian blue
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any green pigment containing chromic oxide
Etymology
Origin of chrome green
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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A third pigment was provided by chromium oxide - "chrome green".
From BBC ● May 22, 2015
To keep costs down they built only two venues, adapting the rest and dressing them up in touches of hot magenta, chrome green and other shades that would pop on TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
But WPB, which lifted restrictions on chromium last September after originally cutting its commercial use, denied that there was any special war purpose for chrome green.
From Time Magazine Archive
The purple-blue of cobalt, the chrome green or yellow of chromium, the dichroic canary-colour of uranium and the violet of manganese, are constant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Prepare the wax in two shades, dark chrome green and light; immerse the leaves in soapsuds for six hours; take out of the soapsuds and lay it on the marble slab.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
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