chromyl

[ kroh-muh l ]
/ ˈkroʊ məl /

adjective

containing chromium in the hexavalent state, as chromyl chloride, CrO2Cl2.

Origin of chromyl

chrom(ium) + -yl

Words nearby chromyl

chromosome number, chromosomes, chromosphere, chromous, chromy, chromyl, chron-, chron., chronaxie, chronic, chronic absorptive arthritis

British Dictionary definitions for chromyl

chromyl
/ (ˈkrəʊmɪl) /

noun

(modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the divalent radical CrO 2