CR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cr mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CR (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 ("Cr" 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 "Cr"):

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

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

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

 Context examples 

It was cashed at the Crédit Lyonnais at Montpellier less than three weeks ago.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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

(Chromium Picolinate, NCI Thesaurus)

An element with atomic symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and atomic weight 52.

(Chromium, NCI Thesaurus)

Thus, the researchers observed that those adolescents who reported different types of dietary restrictions (different types of diet, dieting very often, skipping breakfast, eating less frequently, etc.), along with those who were obese and those who had unhealthy behaviors unrelated to food (such as smoking or having insufficient sleep), felt less pleasure, attraction and desire to eat the highly palatable foods they were looking at (images of sweets, donuts, ice‑creams, chocolate crêpes, etc.).

(Obesity and food restrictions proven to be associated with less food enjoyment, University of Granada)