Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chrome"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chrome \Chrome\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.]
To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
dyeing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chrome \Chrome\, n.
Same as {Chromium}.
{Chrome alum} (Chem.), a dark violet substance,
{(SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O}, analogous to, and crystallizing
like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of
chromium and potassium.
{Chrome green}
(a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel
painting, and glass staining.
(b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian
blue.
{Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
oxide of lead.
{Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used
by painters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chrome
n : another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or
pigments
v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: {chromium-plate}]
2: treat with a chromium compound
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