chrome
(noun) another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments
chrome
(verb) treat with a chromium compound
chrome, chromium-plate
(verb) plate with chromium; “chrome bathroom fixtures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chrome (usually uncountable, plural chromes)
Chromium, when used to plate other metals.
(computing, graphical user interface) The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content.
(US, slang) handguns (collectively)
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chrome (third-person singular simple present chromes, present participle chroming, simple past and past participle chromed)
(transitive) To plate with chrome.
(transitive) To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing.
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Source: Wiktionary
Chrome, n.
Definition: Same as Chromium. Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium.
– Chrome green (a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue.
– Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead.
– Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used by painters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
