Chrome

Chrome , noun

Same as Chromium.

Collocations (4)

Chrome alum (Chemistry) , 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 , (a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue.

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 (krōm) , transitive verb

[From Chrome, n.]

To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.