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lead chromate
[ led ]
noun
- a yellow crystalline compound, PbCrO 4 , toxic, insoluble in water: used as an industrial paint pigment.
lead chromate
/ lɛd /
noun
- chem a yellow solid used as a pigment, as in chrome yellow. Formula: PbCrO 4
Word History and Origins
Origin of lead chromate1
Example Sentences
The lead-to-chromium ratio found in the factory is consistent with lead chromate, a compound that has been previously reported as a contaminant in certain spices, officials said.
At home, he was feeding his family turmeric polished with lead chromate and immediately stopped once he learned the health effects.
He said that this does not mean there is no danger, noting that "if somebody were to drink water that was heavily contaminated with lead chromate, for example, they could have symptomatic consequential lead poisoning."
A further cause of lead poisoning is the use of lead compounds, such as lead oxide and lead chromate, as a food additive to make spices appear more vivid in colour.
That sludge was believed to be lead chromate, a suspected human carcinogen.
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