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chrome red

–noun
a bright-red pigment consisting of the basic chromate of lead.

Origin:
1860–65
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chrome red  
n.  A light orange to red pigment consisting of basic lead chromate, PbCrO4, with varying amounts of lead oxide, PbO.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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