noun
a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate
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noun1. : any of several pigments consisting essentially of basic lead chromate
2. : any of several mordant acid dyes
3. : vermilion or a color resembling it
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a bright-red pigment consisting of the basic chromate of lead.
[1860-65]
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chrome red,
any one of several bright-red pigments consisting of basic lead chromate, approximately PbCrO4•PbO: »
A red pigment known as chrome red may be prepared by boiling chrome yellow with a dilute alkali (W. N. Jones).
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n. a bright red pigment consisting of lead chromate with varying amounts of lead oxide
Useful english dictionary. 2012.