Chromium Definition

krōmē-əm

noun

A grayish-white, crystalline, very hard, metallic chemical element with a high resistance to corrosion: used in chromium electroplating, in alloy steel (stainless steel), and in alloys containing nickel, copper, manganese, and other metals: symbol, Cr; at. no. 24

Webster's New World

(physics) The major stable isotope of chromium, ⁵²₂₄Cr, having 24 protons and 28 neutrons; it amounts to about 84% of the element in nature.

Wiktionary

(physics) A minor stable isotope of chromium, ⁵³₂₄Cr, having 24 protons and 29 neutrons; it amounts to about 9% of the element in nature.

Wiktionary

(physics) A minor stable isotope of chromium, ⁵⁴₂₄Cr, having 24 protons and 30 neutrons; it amounts to about 2% of the element in nature.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
atomic number 24
cr

pronoun

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Other Word Forms of Chromium

Noun

Singular:

chromium

Plural:

chromiums

Origin of Chromium

From New Latin, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrōma, “color”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreu (“to grind, rub”)) + -ium.

From Wiktionary
From French chrome chrome

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition