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-chrome
(word root) colorExamples of words with the root -chrome: polychrome
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chrome
(krōm)n.
1.
a. Chromium or a chromium alloy.
b. Something plated with a chromium alloy.
2. A pigment containing chromium.
tr.v. chromed, chrom·ing, chromes
1. To plate with chromium.
2. To tan or dye with a chromium compound.
[French, from Greek khrōma, color (from the brilliant colors of chromium compounds).]
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chrome
(krəʊm)n
1. (Elements & Compounds)
a. another word for chromium, esp when present in a pigment or dye
b. (as modifier): a chrome dye.
2. (Metallurgy) anything plated with chromium, such as fittings on a car body
3. (Dyeing) a pigment or dye that contains chromium
vb
4. (Metallurgy) to plate or be plated with chromium, usually by electroplating
5. (Chemistry) to treat or be treated with a chromium compound, as in dyeing or tanning
[C19: via French from Greek khrōma colour]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
chrome
(kroʊm)n., v. chromed, chrom•ing. n.
1. (not in technical use) chromium (def. 1).
2. chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile.
3. (in dyeing) the dichromate of potassium or sodium.
v.t. 4. to plate, dye, or treat with a compound of chromium.
[< French (1797): chromium < Greek chrôma color; so called from the brightly colored compounds in which it was found]
-chrome
a combining form meaning “pigment”: lipochrome; phytochrome.
[< Greek chrôma color]
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chrome
Past participle: chromed
Gerund: chroming
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| Noun | 1. | chrome - another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments atomic number 24, chromium, Cr - a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing |
| Verb | 1. | chrome - plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" |
| 2. | chrome - treat with a chromium compound |
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Translations
كْرومكُوروم
chrómchrómová ocel
krom
kromi
krom
krómstál
クロム
크롬
chromas
hroma sakausējumshroms
chrómová oceľ
krom
แผ่นโครเมียม
krom kaplıkrom-çelik alaşımı
crôm
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chrome
n → Chrom nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
chrome
(krəum) noun an alloy of chromium and steel used for car-fittings etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
chrome
→ كُوروم chróm krom Chrom χρώμιο cromo kromi chrome krom cromo クロム 크롬 chroom krom chrom cromo хром krom แผ่นโครเมียม krom kaplı crôm 铬Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009