noun
chromium
KROH-mee-uhm
noun
1
A hard, silvery-grey metallic chemical element, symbol Cr, often used for plating and in stainless steel.
"Chromium is added to steel to make it resistant to rust."
How to Use Chromium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe metal element used to make stainless steel and shiny chrome plating.
Common mistake
Chromium is the raw metal element; chrome is usually the word for the finished plated coating (or the unrelated web browser).
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Word Forms
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Etymology
From New Latin chromium, from French chrome, from Greek khrôma (\"colour\"), named for the striking colours of its various compounds.