chrome

[ krohm ]

/ kroʊm /

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noun

chromium.

chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile.

(of dyeing) the dichromate of potassium or sodium.

Photography. a positive color transparency; kodachrome.

verb (used with object), chromed, chrom·ing.

(of dyeing) to subject to a bath of dichromate of potassium or sodium.

to plate (metal) with a compound of chromium.

to treat or tan (a hide or leather) with a chromium compound.

Origin of chrome

1790–1800; <French <Greek chrôma color; (in defs. 1, 2, 6, 7) shortened form of chromium

OTHER WORDS FROM chrome

mul·ti·chrome, nounun·chromed, adjective

Definition for chrome (2 of 2)

-chrome

variant of chrom- as the final element of a compound word: polychrome.

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British Dictionary definitions for chrome (1 of 2)

chrome

/ (krəʊm) /

noun

another word for chromium, esp when present in a pigment or dye
(as modifier)a chrome dye

anything plated with chromium, such as fittings on a car body

a pigment or dye that contains chromium

verb

to plate or be plated with chromium, usually by electroplating

to treat or be treated with a chromium compound, as in dyeing or tanning

Word Origin for chrome

C19: via French from Greek khrōma colour

British Dictionary definitions for chrome (2 of 2)

-chrome

adj combining form, n combining form

colour, coloured, or pigmentmonochrome

Word Origin for -chrome

from Greek khrōma colour

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Medical definitions for chrome

chrome

[ krōm ]

n.

Chromium, especially as a source of pigment.

单词	chrome
释义	chrome [ krohm ] / kroʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chrome ON THESAURUS.COM noun chromium. chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile. (of dyeing) the dichromate of potassium or sodium. Photography. a positive color transparency; kodachrome. verb (used with object), chromed, chrom·ing. (of dyeing) to subject to a bath of dichromate of potassium or sodium. to plate (metal) with a compound of chromium. to treat or tan (a hide or leather) with a chromium compound. Origin of chrome 1790–1800; <French <Greek chrôma color; (in defs. 1, 2, 6, 7) shortened form of chromium OTHER WORDS FROM chrome mul·ti·chrome, nounun·chromed, adjective Definition for chrome (2 of 2) -chrome variant of chrom- as the final element of a compound word: polychrome. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for chrome (1 of 2) chrome / (krəʊm) / noun another word for chromium, esp when present in a pigment or dye (as modifier)a chrome dye anything plated with chromium, such as fittings on a car body a pigment or dye that contains chromium verb to plate or be plated with chromium, usually by electroplating to treat or be treated with a chromium compound, as in dyeing or tanning Word Origin for chrome C19: via French from Greek khrōma colour British Dictionary definitions for chrome (2 of 2) -chrome adj combining form, n combining form colour, coloured, or pigmentmonochrome Word Origin for -chrome from Greek khrōma colour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chrome amber, ivory, lemon, gold, blond, cream, buff, saffron, sand, bisque, layer, scale, enamel, overlay, laminate, cover, flake, gild, foil, face Medical definitions for chrome chrome [ krōm ] n. Chromium, especially as a source of pigment. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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chrome

noun

verb (used with object), chromed, chrom·ing.

Origin of chrome

OTHER WORDS FROM chrome

Definition for chrome (2 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for chrome (1 of 2)

noun

verb

Word Origin for chrome

British Dictionary definitions for chrome (2 of 2)

adj combining form, n combining form

Word Origin for -chrome

Words related to chrome

Medical definitions for chrome

n.