chromite

[ kroh-mahyt ]

/ ˈkroʊ maɪt /

noun

Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state.

Mineralogy. a cubic mineral, ferrous chromate, Fe3Cr2O3, usually with much of the ferrous iron and aluminum replaced by magnesium, and some of the chromium by ferric iron: the principal ore of chromium.

Origin of chromite

1830–40; chrom(ium) or chrom(ate) + -ite¹

Words nearby chromite

chromic chloride, chromic fluoride, chromic oxide, chromidrosis, chrominance, chromite, chromium, chromium 51, chromium dioxide, chromium steel, chromo

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Example sentences from the Web for chromite

Masses of chromium ore (chromite) were carried upward with the molten material.
The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country|Thomas Prence Thayer
Minute percentages of chromite, iron, manganese, and other substances are often responsible for the colors in these stones.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
Katamorphic processes give the important values to chromite deposits.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
The principal chrome mineral is chromite, an oxide of chromium and iron.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

Small amounts of chromite are mined in Greece, India, Japan, and other countries.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for chromite

chromite

/ (ˈkrəʊmaɪt) /

noun

a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr 2 O 4

a salt of chromous acid

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单词	chromite
释义	chromite [ kroh-mahyt ] / ˈkroʊ maɪt / noun Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state. Mineralogy. a cubic mineral, ferrous chromate, Fe3Cr2O3, usually with much of the ferrous iron and aluminum replaced by magnesium, and some of the chromium by ferric iron: the principal ore of chromium. Origin of chromite 1830–40; chrom(ium) or chrom(ate) + -ite¹ Words nearby chromite chromic chloride, chromic fluoride, chromic oxide, chromidrosis, chrominance, chromite, chromium, chromium 51, chromium dioxide, chromium steel, chromo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chromite Masses of chromium ore (chromite) were carried upward with the molten material. The Geologic Setting of the John Day Country\|Thomas Prence Thayer Minute percentages of chromite, iron, manganese, and other substances are often responsible for the colors in these stones. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith Katamorphic processes give the important values to chromite deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith The principal chrome mineral is chromite, an oxide of chromium and iron. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith Small amounts of chromite are mined in Greece, India, Japan, and other countries. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith British Dictionary definitions for chromite chromite / (ˈkrəʊmaɪt) / noun a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr 2 O 4 a salt of chromous acid 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
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