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CHROME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chrome mean? 

CHROME (noun)
  The noun CHROME has 1 sense:

1. another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigmentsplay

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


CHROME (verb)
  The verb CHROME has 2 senses:

1. plate with chromiumplay

2. treat with a chromium compoundplay

  Familiarity information: CHROME used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHROME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chrome" is a kind of...):

atomic number 24; chromium; Cr (a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing)

Derivation:

chrome (treat with a chromium compound)

chrome (plate with chromium)


CHROME (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Plate with chromium

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

chrome; chromium-plate

Context example:

chrome bathroom fixtures

Hypernyms (to "chrome" is one way to...):

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

Treat with a chromium compound

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "chrome" is one way to...):

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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


 Context examples 


This substance is mainly used in the production of wood preservatives and organic chemicals, but is also used in metal finishing and chrome plating and as a corrosion inhibitor.

(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Chromium hexavalent compounds are used in stainless steel production, in chrome plating, in the manufacture of dyes and pigments, in leather tanning, in wood preservation and are used as corrosion inhibitors.

(Chromium Hexavalent Compound, NCI Thesaurus)



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