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chrome
1[krohm]
noun
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.
-chrome
2variant of chrom- as the final element of a compound word.
polychrome.
chrome
1/ əʊ /
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
-chrome
2combining form
colour, coloured, or pigment
monochrome
Other 51Թ Forms
- multichrome noun
- unchromed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chrome1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chrome1
Origin of chrome2
Example Sentences
Most notably, chromium 6 is used as a durable, anti-corrosive coating — known as chrome — for a variety of automotive and aviation parts, as well as a protective coating to lumber products.
For “Paparazzi” she donned pieces of chrome armor and strutted across the stage on a pair of crutches.
Auctioneers, H&H Classic Auctions, previously said the bike was believed to be in "Legacy" spec with the chrome mudguards, and had seen little use since the completion of filming.
Signs assembled from vehicle tires line a dusty pedestrian route from the paved road to her gas station — a cleverly suggestive Shell station, apparently, given the chrome conches adorning the pump handles.
Jaxon Demme’s sculptures in the gallery’s center are princesses encased in chrome and wire, still waiting for the butterfly to arrive and the suffering to end.
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When To Use
The combining form -chrome is used like a suffix to mean “color.” It is used in many medical and scientific terms, especially in biology and chemistry.The form -chrome comes from the Greek ô, meaning “color” and is the source of the words chroma and chrome, among many others. The chemical element chromium is so named for colorful compounds the metal can form.The form -chrome is a variant of chrom- used at the end of words or word elements. Chromo- is another variant of chrom-.Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use chrom- article. Closely related to -chrome are the combining forms chromato- and chromat-.
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