chroming

Variant of chrome

chrome definition

chrome (krōm)

noun

  1. chromium or chromium alloy, esp. as used for plating
  2. any of certain salts of chromium, used in dyeing and tanning
  3. a chromium pigment

Etymology: Fr: see chromium

transitive verb chromed, chroming chrom′·ing

  1. to plate with chromium
  2. to treat with a salt of chromium, as in dyeing

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