chrome

[ krohm ]
/ kroʊm /
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noun

chromium.
chromium-plated or other bright metallic trim, as on an automobile.
(of dyeing) the dichromate of potassium or sodium.
Photography. a positive color transparency; kodachrome.

verb (used with object), chromed, chrom·ing.

Origin of chrome

1790–1800; < French < Greek chrôma color; (in defs 1, 2, 6, 7) shortened form of chromium

OTHER WORDS FROM chrome

mul·ti·chrome, noun un·chromed, adjective

Words nearby chrome

chromatophilia, chromatophobia, chromatophore, chromatopsia, chromaturia, chrome, chrome alum, chrome dioxide, chrome dome, chrome green, chrome leather

Definition for chrome (2 of 2)

-chrome

variant of chrom- as the final element of a compound word: polychrome.

Words related to chrome

amber, ivory, lemon, gold, blond, cream, buff, saffron, sand, bisque, layer, scale, enamel, overlay, laminate, cover, flake, gild, foil, face

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British Dictionary definitions for chrome (1 of 2)

chrome
/ (krəʊm) /

noun

  1. another word for chromium, esp when present in a pigment or dye
  2. (as modifier)a chrome dye
anything plated with chromium, such as fittings on a car body
a pigment or dye that contains chromium

verb

to plate or be plated with chromium, usually by electroplating
to treat or be treated with a chromium compound, as in dyeing or tanning

Word Origin for chrome

C19: via French from Greek khrōma colour

British Dictionary definitions for chrome (2 of 2)

-chrome

adj combining form, n combining form

colour, coloured, or pigment monochrome

Word Origin for -chrome

from Greek khrōma colour

Medical definitions for chrome

chrome
[ krōm ]

n.

Chromium, especially as a source of pigment.