CHROMIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chromium mean? 

• CHROMIUM (noun)
  The noun CHROMIUM has 1 sense:

1. a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

  Familiarity information: CHROMIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHROMIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 24; chromium; Cr

Hypernyms ("chromium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromium"):

chrome (another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments)

Holonyms ("chromium" is a substance of...):

chromite (a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium)

 Context examples 

Forms of the element chromium found in foods.

(Dietary Chromium, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Chromium trioxide is highly corrosive and is a strong oxidizing agent.

(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of basal granular cells of the gut whose granules stain readily with silver and chromium salts.

(Enterochromaffin Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A yellow, orange or red colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating.

(Lead Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)

The mineral component contains essential microelements and metals such as iron, magnesium, chromium and iodine.

(Multivitamins/Minerals, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromium Piccolinate is a salt of the trace metallic element chromium (Cr), essential in glucose metabolism.

(Chromium Picolinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A highly corrosive, inorganic substance that contains the metallic element chromium in its positive-6 valence state.

(Chromium Hexavalent Compound, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromium ion requiring three electrons to return to its elemental state.

(Chromic Cation, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A yellowish, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating.

(Calcium Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)

The granules in the cell stain readily with chromium and silver salts without pretreatment with a reducing agent.

(Argentaffin Cell, NCI Thesaurus)