molybdate orange

noun Chemistry.

a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.

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Also called molybdate chrome orange, molybdenum orange.

Origin of molybdate orange

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby molybdate orange

molto, moluccas, molvi, moly, molybdate, molybdate orange, molybdenite, molybdenosis, molybdenous, molybdenum, molybdenum disulfide
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