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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Chrome

/krōm/ · IPA /kɹoʊm/
01 n. Same as Chromium.
  1. 1.
    Same as Chromium. See: 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.
02 v. t. To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
imp. & p. p. Chromed; p. pr. & vb. n. Chroming
  1. 1.
    To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.