lead chromate

[ led ]
/ lɛd /

noun Chemistry.

a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO4, toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.

Origin of lead chromate

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby lead chromate

lead arsenate, lead azide, lead block, lead by the nose, lead carbonate, lead chromate, lead colic, lead dioxide, lead down the garden path, lead encephalopathy, lead glass

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