lead chromate
[ led ]
/ lɛd /
noun Chemistry.
a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO4, toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.
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British Dictionary definitions for lead chromate
lead chromate
/ (lɛd) /
noun
chem a yellow solid used as a pigment, as in chrome yellow. Formula: PbCrO 4
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