chromate

chromic +‎ -ate

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊmeɪt/

chromate (plural chromates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) any salt of chromic acid; in solution the yellow chromate anion (CrO₄^2-) 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

chromate (third-person singular simple present chromates, present participle chromating, simple past and past participle chromated)

1. To treat with a chromate solution

• Le Chatelier's principle

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From chrome +‎ -ate.

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.mat/

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chromate m (plural chromates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) chromate

• “chromate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.