Explore Chromate through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like salt. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Chromate meaning
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
Synonyms of Chromate
Using Chromate
- The main meaning on this page is: 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
- Useful related words include: salt.
- In the example corpus, chromate often appears in combinations such as: chromate pigment, lead chromate, the chromate.
Context around Chromate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chromate
- In this selection, "chromate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lead, important, zinc, pigment, now and dye stand out and add context to how "chromate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include basic lead chromate pbcro 4 and in a chromate dye company. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chromate" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chromate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both methods normally use acidic chromate or dichromate solutions. (9 words)
The chromate is converted by sulfuric acid into the dichromate. (10 words)
The workers had been wet-sanding chromate-based primer paint that had been applied to car bodies. (17 words)
In the chromate conversion coating process, the strong oxidative properties of chromates are used to deposit a protective oxide layer on metals like aluminium, zinc and cadmium. (27 words)
Other pigments based on chromium are, for example, the bright red pigment chrome red, which is a basic lead chromate (PbCrO 4 ·Pb(OH) 2 ). (25 words)
A very important chromate pigment, which was used widely in metal primer formulations, was zinc chromate, now replaced by zinc phosphate. (21 words)
Example sentences (8)
A very important chromate pigment, which was used widely in metal primer formulations, was zinc chromate, now replaced by zinc phosphate.
For example, in Bangladesh, turmeric adulteration with lead chromate pigment was identified as a primary source of lead exposure.
Barceloux & Barceloux 1999 In 1890, Newman described the elevated cancer risk of workers in a chromate dye company.
Both methods normally use acidic chromate or dichromate solutions.
In the chromate conversion coating process, the strong oxidative properties of chromates are used to deposit a protective oxide layer on metals like aluminium, zinc and cadmium.
Other pigments based on chromium are, for example, the bright red pigment chrome red, which is a basic lead chromate (PbCrO 4 ·Pb(OH) 2 ).
The chromate is converted by sulfuric acid into the dichromate.
The workers had been wet-sanding chromate-based primer paint that had been applied to car bodies.
Common combinations with chromate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: