'Chrome yellow' definitions:
Definition of 'chrome yellow'
From: WordNet
noun
Any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds
Definition of 'Chrome yellow'
From: GCIDE
- Yellow \Yel"low\, n.
- 1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A yellow pigment. [1913 Webster]
- Cadmium yellow, Chrome yellow, Indigo yellow, {King's yellow}, etc. See under Cadmium, Chrome, etc.
- Naples yellow, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil, porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic lead nitrate, and common salt.
- Patent yellow (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also Turner's yellow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Chrome yellow'
From: GCIDE
- Chrome \Chrome\, n. Same as Chromium. [1913 Webster]
- Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium.
- Chrome green (a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue.
- Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead.
- Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used by painters. [1913 Webster]