Panchromium vs. Chromium

Panchromiumnoun

(obsolete) An early proposed name for the element vanadium

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.