Chrome /(?)/
Chrome
n.
- Same as Chromium.
Phrases & Compounds
- Chrome alum
- a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium.
- Chrome green
- The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel painting, and glass staining.
- Chrome red
- a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead.
- Chrome yellow
- a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used by painters.
Chrome
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Chromed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chroming
- To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.