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CHROMIUM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does chromium mean?

• CHROMIUM (noun)
The noun CHROMIUM has 1 sense:

1. a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

Familiarity information: CHROMIUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHROMIUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 24; chromium; Cr

Hypernyms ("chromium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromium"):

chrome (another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments)

Holonyms ("chromium" is a substance of...):

chromite (a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium)

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