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Chromium Noun Element Chro·Mi·Um  New Latin French  Chrome

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
chro·mi·um
 \\ˈkrō-mē-əm\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  New Latin, from French chrome
 DATE  1807
: a blue-white metallic element found naturally only in combination and used especially in alloys and in electroplating — see 
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English Etymology
chromium
  1807, from Fr. chrome + element ending -ium.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
chromium
chro·mium 5krEumiEmNAmE 5krou- / noun[U]
   (symb Cr) a chemical element. Chromium is a hard grey metal that shines brightly when polished and is often used to cover other metals in order to prevent them from 
rusting
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   铬:
   chromium-plated steel 
   镀铬的钢 
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
chro·mi·um
\ˈkrōmēəm, esp Brit -myəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from French chrome + New Latin -ium — more at 
chrome

: a blue-white multivalent metallic element hard and brittle as usually prepared and resistant to corrosion that is found only in combination and principally in the mineral chromite from which it is separated by the aluminothermic, silicothermic, or electrolytic process and that is used chiefly in alloys (as ferrochromium for use in chromium steel or as nickel-chromium electrical resistance alloys) and in electroplating (as for automobile bumpers and trim and for cutting tools) — symbol Cr; see 
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