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chromium

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chromium (noun)
  2. chromium green (noun)
  3. chromium oxide (noun)
  4. chromium oxide green (noun)
  5. chromium picolinate (noun)
  6. chromium sesquioxide (noun)
  7. chromium trioxide (noun)
  8. chromium yellow (noun)
  9. nickel-chromium stainless steel (noun)
  10. transparent chromium oxide (noun)

chro·mi·um

noun \ˈkrō-mē-əm\

Definition of CHROMIUM

: a blue-white metallic element found naturally only in combination and used especially in alloys and in electroplating — see element table
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Origin of CHROMIUM

New Latin, from French chrome
First Known Use: 1807

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