n.
- Chromium or a chromium alloy.
- Something plated with a chromium alloy.
- A pigment containing chromium.
- To plate with chromium.
- To tan or dye with a chromium compound.
[French, from Greek khrōma, color (from the brilliant colors of chromium compounds).]
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