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1chrome

noun \ˈkrōm\

: a type of metal that is used to cover other metals in order to make them shiny

Full Definition of CHROME

1
a :  chromium
b :  a chromium pigment
2
:  something plated with an alloy of chromium
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Origin of CHROME

French, from Greek chrōma
First Known Use: 1800

Other Metals and Metallurgy Terms

assay, bloom, bullion, ductile, ingot, malleable, patina, plate, temper, tensile

Rhymes with CHROME

comb, combe, dome, foam, gloam, gnome, home, loam, mome, nome, ohm, om, pome, roam, Rom, Rome, tome

2chrome

verb
chromedchrom·ing

Definition of CHROME

transitive verb
1
:  to treat with a compound of chromium (as in dyeing)
2
:  chromize

First Known Use of CHROME

1876
CHROME Defined for Kids

chrome

noun \ˈkrōm\

Definition of CHROME for Kids

1
:  chromium
2
:  something plated with an alloy of chromium
Medical Dictionary

chrome

noun \ˈkrōm\

Medical Definition of CHROME

1
:  chromium
2
:  a chromium pigment

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43 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. chrome
  2. -chrome
  3. chrome alum
  4. chrome black
  5. chrome brick
  6. chrome cake
  7. chrome dye
  8. chrome green
  9. chrome iron
  10. chrome leather
  11. Chrome Leather Fast Black S
  12. chrome lemon
  13. chrome liquor
  14. chrome-mordant
  15. chrome orange
  16. chrome oxide green
  17. chrome primrose
  18. chrome red
  19. chrome retan
  20. chrome scarlet
  21. chrome sole
  22. chrome spinel
  23. chrome tan
  24. chrome tannage
  25. chrome vermilion
  26. chrome yellow
  27. chrome yellow orange
  28. bottom-chrome
  29. deep chrome green
  30. deep chrome orange
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