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chromate

/ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
chro-mate
IPA
/ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

verb

To treat with a chromate solution

Etymology

From chromic acid + -ate.

Inflected Forms

chromates (plural) chromates (present, singular) chromating (participle, present) chromated (participle, past) chromated (past)

Derived Forms

arsenochromate bichromate chlorochromate chromatian chromatize dichromate fluorochromate metachromate monochromate peroxychromate polychromate tetrachromate

Phrases

cadmium chromate calcium chromate chromated copper arsenate chromate of iron chromate of lead chromate of potash chromate of potassium plumbous chromate

Frequently Paired Words

Le Chatelier's principle

Questions

How do you pronounce chromate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/.
What does chromate mean?
any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄²⁻) is in equilibrium with the orange dichromate anion (Cr₂O₇²⁻), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents
Where does chromate come from?
From chromic acid + -ate.

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