chromate
/ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/
chromate 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.
Noun
chromate (plural chromates)
- 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
chromate (third-person singular simple present chromates, present participle chromating, simple past and past participle chromated)
chromate meaning in Tamil
chromate in Tamil
- குரோமேற்று
Forms of chromate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chromates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | chromates |
| present participle | chromating |
| past participle | chromated |
| past | chromated |
Origin of chromate
From chromic acid + -ate.
Words formed from chromate
- arsenochromate
- bichromate
- cadmium chromate
- calcium chromate
- chlorochromate
- chromated copper arsenate
- chromate of iron
- chromate of lead
- chromate of potash
- chromate of potassium
- chromatian
- chromatize
- dichromate
- fluorochromate
- metachromate
- monochromate
- peroxychromate
- plumbous chromate
- polychromate
- potassium chromate
- pyridinium chlorochromate
- sodium chromate
- tetrachromate
- trichromate
- zinc chromate
- zinc chromate hydroxide
Questions about chromate
- What does chromate mean?
- Chromate means 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.
- What is chromate in Tamil?
- Chromate in Tamil is குரோமேற்று. See Chromate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chromate?
- Chromate can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce chromate?
- Chromate is pronounced /ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/.
- What is the plural of chromate?
- The plural of chromate is chromates.
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Source and license
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