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chromium

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chromium/ˈkrəʊmiəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 24, a hard white metal used in stainless steel and other alloys. (Symbol: Cr)

– derivatives
chromic adjective,
chromous adjective.

– origin C19: from chrome + -ium.

'chromium' also found in these Oxford entries:

chromate - chrome - chrome leather - chromite - chromium plate - chromo- - chromoly - Cr - emerald - nichrome - nickel steel - stainless steel - transition metal - viridian

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