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English Dictionary: chromium by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chromium
n
  1. a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
    Synonym(s): chromium, Cr, atomic number 24
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 The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
   chromium
   Symbol: Cr
   Atomic number: 24
   Atomic weight: 51.996
   Hard silvery transition element. Used in decorative electroplating.
   Discovered in 1797 by Vauquelin.
  
  
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