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CHROMITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chromite mean?
• CHROMITE (noun)
The noun CHROMITE has 1 sense:
1. a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium
Familiarity information: CHROMITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("chromite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "chromite"):
atomic number 24; chromium; Cr (a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing)
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