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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1819 a yellow pigment consisting essentially of neutral lead chromate PbCrO₄

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. A yellow pigment. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chrome Chrome, n. Same as Chromium. 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.