Chrome vs. Chromium

Chromenoun

Chromium, when used to plate other metals.

Chromenoun

The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.

Chromenoun

handguns (collectively)

Chromeverb

(transitive) To plate with chrome.

Chromeverb

(transitive) To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.

Chromenoun

Same as Chromium.

Chromeverb

To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.

Chromenoun

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

Chromeverb

plate with chromium;

Chromeverb

treat with a chromium compound

Chromenoun

chromium plate as a decorative or protective finish on motor-vehicle fittings and other objects

Chromenoun

denoting compounds or alloys of chromium

Chromenoun

short for chrome yellow

Chromiumnoun

A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

Chromiumnoun

A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome.

Chromiumnoun

a hard brittle blue-white multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

Chromium

Chromium is a chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6.