chrome has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

Used in print

(Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)

Still nursing anger I listlessly thumbed a car that was slowly approaching , its pre-war chrome nearly blinding me .

A big car was approaching , its chrome teeth grinning .

Two cars came over a crest , their chrome and glass flashing .

Related terms

chromium

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[ verb ] plate with chromium

Synonyms

chromium-plate

Examples

"chrome bathroom fixtures"

Related terms

plate

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[ verb ] (chemistry) treat with a chromium compound

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process

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