different between chromate vs chromite

English

Etymology

chromic +? -ate

Noun

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 (Cr₂O₇^2-), the relative amount of each ion depending on the pH; they are both very powerful oxidizing agents

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Verb

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

1. To treat with a chromate solution

See also

• Le Chatelier's principle

Anagrams

• mathcore

French

Etymology

chome +? -ate

Noun

chromate m (plural chromates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) chromate

English

Noun

chromite (countable and uncountable, plural chromites)

1. (mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
2. Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.

Synonyms

• (FeCr₂O₄): ferrochromite

Derived terms

• ferrochromite
• magnesiochromite

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Chromite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “chromite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• hormetic, trichome

French

Noun

chromite f (plural chromites)

1. (mineralogy) chromite