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US
/ˈkɹoʊmiəm/
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[ UK /kɹˈəʊmiəm/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈəʊmiəm/ ]
NOUN
- a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
How To Use chromium In A Sentence
- He noticed the Scotch on a tabouret and a cigar box near a chromium smoking stand. What Would Philip Marlowe Do
- The bullhead is raised of the floor by light but sturdy, chromium plated steel legs, and use of the leather in the form of the head signifies a radical unity between to the two elements, as the bull is source of the leather. Han Plate | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- Tanning experiments carried out with the chromium, iron, aluminium, and calcium salts of Ordoval G yielded leathers which possessed proportionate characteristics of either kind of tannage to the extent to which either material was present. Synthetic Tannins
- Without chromium, however, this alloy is vulnerable to corrosion attack in reducing acids when oxidizing salts such as ferric or cupric chloride are present, even in the parts-per-million range.
- Depending on specific requirements related to their use, hard metals might additionally contain small quantities of chromium, niobium, molybdenum, titanium, tantalum or vanadium carbides.
- Other residual deposits are sources of chromium, titanium, rare-earth elements, and even gold.
- Examples of transition metals include vanadium, chromium, iron, cobalt, manganese, nickel, scandium, yttrium, zirconium, silver, and gold.
- When tartar, argol, oxalic acid, lactic acids and other assistants of an organic nature are used, then a different effect is obtained, the bichromate is completely decomposed, and a deposit of chromium oxide formed on the wool. The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics
- Silicon alloys with a variety of metals, including iron, aluminum, copper, nickel, manganese and ferrochromium. Silicon
- The range of metals available to medical device manufacturers includes various grades of stainless steel, titanium, nitinol, cobalt-chromium alloys, and tantalum, among others.