Chrome

Definition: Chrome

Chrome

Noun

1. Another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments.

Verb

1. Plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures".

2. Treat with a chromium compound.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "chrome" was first used: 1800. (references)

Computing

Mining

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Chrome

Crosswords: Chrome

French (chrome, chromium), German (chromic).

Those chains are made of chrome steel (King Kong; writing credit: Merian C. Cooper; Edgar Wallace)

I'm gonna get me a bottle of tequila and find me a woman can suck the chrome off a bumper hitch (The Electric Horseman; writing credit: Shelly Burton; Paul Gaer)

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat (Like a Rolling Stone; performing artist: Bob Dylan)

Chrome wheeled, fuel injected ("Born to Run"; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen)

Them chrome wheels spinning on them new rims (Hey Papi; performing artist: Jay-Z)

Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• South African Chrome and Alloys Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Art Deco Chrome (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (reference)

• Burning Chrome (reference)

• Chrome (reference)

• Chrome Circle (Novel of the Serrated Edge) (reference)

• Chrome Red (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Cru Monitor Nickel Chrome Molybdenum (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Chrome & Hot Leather (reference)

• Chrome Hearts (reference)

• Chrome Soldiers (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Monkey Chrome Electrode Flash [BOX SET] (reference)

• Baron Von Tollbooth And The Chrome Nun [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

• Chrome Padded Cell [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• KODAK Elite Chrome 100 Film (reference)

• Lomographic CyberSampler 2.0 35mm Camera, Chrome (reference)

• 80-CD Tower - Chrome (reference)

• Chrome Multimedia Storage System (5-tier) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Freud LU85C010 Limited Edition Chrome 10", 80-Tooth, 5/8" Arbor with Alternate Top Bevel Grind Blade (reference)

• Interbath B26084 Chrome Shower Arm Mount (reference)

• T-Fal 8747000A Avante Deluxe Chrome Accents 2-Slice Toaster, Black/Chrome (reference)

• Baldwin Chrome Tissue Holder (reference)

• Delta Faucet RP3914 Chrome Bathtub Spout with Diverter (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Seneca, Oregon. Agent of the metal reserves company marks a new plot which has just been assigned to chrome ore delivered to the ore purchasing depot. Credit: Library of Congress.

Grant County, Oregon. Chrome ore prospectors. Credit: Library of Congress.

Seneca Oregon. Agent of the metal reserves company giving one of the Cox brothers, chrome ore miners, a receipt for ore delivered to the ore purchasing depot. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mouat, Montana. Mouat chromite mine. Specimen of high grade chrome ore is in this man's hand. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ben Bow chromite mill, Stillwater County, Montana. Vibratory shaker used in processing chrome ore. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

The chrome is treated and sold for reuse. (references)

The idea is to remove residue chrome from the tanneries to a plant where a separation system of polluted water and chrome has been installed. (references)

This chrome is discharged in the Oued Sebou of Fes, polluting Morocco’s largest river with the largest water capacity (800 km long and 70 km wide), water which could be used for agricultural purposes, potable water or industry. (references)

Economic History

Serbia and Montenegro

Natural Resources: oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome. (references)

Albania

Albania offers considerable natural resources, including oil, gas, and coal, iron, copper and chrome ores, and water and hydroelectric potential. (references)

Albania

Additional companies that may be sold include the state oil company (Albpetrol), and the state chrome and copper companies (Alkromi and Albakri, respectively). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "chrome": Chrome alum ♦ Chrome green ♦ chrome hole ♦ chrome phosphate ♦ Chrome red ♦ chrome sore ♦ chrome steel ♦ chrome ulcer ♦ chrome ulceration ♦ Chrome yellow. Additional references.

Beginning with "chrome": chrome-dome, chrome-domed, chrome-finished, chrome-iron, chrome-nickel steel, chrome-plate, chrome-plated, chrome-tungsten steel, chrome-vanadium-molybdenum.

Ending with "chrome": all-chrome, blue-red-chrome, ex-chrome, leather-and-chrome.

Albanian

krom. (various references)

Arabic 

‏الكروم. (various references)

Bulgarian 

хромова боя. (various references)

Chinese 

镀铬物. (various references)

Czech

chróm (chromium). (various references)

Danish

chromsår (chrome hole, chrome sore, chrome ulcer, chrome ulceration, pigeonneau), chromroedt (chrome red, Persian red), chromjernsten (chrome iron ore, chromite, iron chromium oxide), chromit (chrome iron ore, chromite, iron chromium oxide), chromgult (chrome yellow), chromfosfat (chrome phosphate), chromcinnober (chrome red, Persian red), chromalun (chrome alum, chromic alum, chromium potassium bis(sulphate), potassium chromium sulphate), rossignol des tanneurs (chrome hole, chrome sore, chrome ulcer, chrome ulceration, pigeonneau), pneumokoniose (chrome silicosis, Labrador lung, occupational diseases of the miners, pneumoconiosis), pigeonneau (chrome hole, chrome sore, chrome ulcer, chrome ulceration, pigeonneau), kromsår (chrome hole, chrome sore, chrome ulcer, chrome ulceration, pigeonneau), kromjernmalm (chrome iron ore, chromite), kromgarvning (chrome tannage). (various references)

Dutch

verchromen (chromium coating, chromium plate, chromium-plate). (various references)

Farsi 

اب ورشو, رنگ زردفرنگی , رنگ دانه کرومیوم . (various references)

Finnish

kromikeltainen (chrome yellow). (various references)

French

chrome (chromium). (various references)

German

chrom (chromium). (various references)

Greek 

χρώμιο (chromium). (various references)

Hungarian

króm (chromium). (various references)

Indonesian

warna metalik. (various references)

Italian

cromo (chromium). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

黄鉛 (chrome yellow), クロム明礬 (chlorella, chlorophyll, chloroprene rubber, choir, chrome alum, croissant, cunnilingus, ghoul, good, good morning, Gould, gourmand, gourmet, Guam, Guatamala, Gungnir, kvas, quartet, sniff). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おうえん (aid, assistance, barracking, cheering, chrome yellow, help, reinforcement, rooting, support), クロムみょうばん (chrome alum). (various references)

Korean 

크롬 (Chromic, Chromium). (various references)

Manx

kroym. (various references)

Pig Latin

omechray.(various references)

Portuguese

cromo. (various references)

Romanian

croma. (various references)

Russian 

хром хромовый, хром (chromium), желтая краска (flavin). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

hrom (chromium, game, halting, lame, limping). (various references)

Spanish

cromo (chromium, cigar-card, coloured print, transfer). (various references)

Swedish

kromgult (chrome yellow), krom (chromium), förkroma. (various references)

Thai

ผู้ชายที่มีหัวล้าน (chrome dome), หัวล้าน (chrome dome). (various references)

Turkish

tabaklanmış deri, kromat sarısı renk, kromat sarısı boya, krom bileşiği, krom (chromium). (various references)

Ukrainian

хром (chromium), жовта фарба (yellow), жовтий колір (amber, yellow). (various references)

chroma. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "chrome": chromed, chromes. (additional references)

Words ending with "chrome": adrenochrome, bichrome, cytochrome, fluorochrome, monochrome, phytochrome, polychrome, urochrome. (additional references)

Words containing "chrome": adrenochromes, cytochromes, fluorochromes, monochromes, phytochromes, polychromed, polychromes, psychrometer, psychrometers, psychrometric, psychrometries, psychrometry, synchromesh, synchromeshes, urochromes. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Chrome" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: achrome, Carome, Chirone, choma, chome, chorme, chrem, chrisme, chro, chrom, Chroma, chroman, chromb, chromea, Chromex, Chron, chrone, chrono, chrulew, crhone, crome, Cromek, cromo, crume, koromex, kromer, Ochroma, Schlomo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: chemo, chore, comer, homer, ocher, ochre.

-2 letters: cero, come, core, corm, echo, herm, hero, hoer, home, more, omer.

-3 letters: cor, hem, her, hoe, mho, moc, mor, ohm, orc, ore, rec, rem, rho, roc, roe, rom.

-4 letters: eh, em, er, he, hm, ho, me, mo, oe, oh, om, or, re.

+1 letter: chomper, chromed, chromes, moocher.

+2 letters: bichrome, chompers, choreman, choremen, chromate, chromide, chromite, chromize, comether, cromlech, echogram, moochers, overmuch, trichome.

+3 letters: anchormen, charwomen, checkroom, chemisorb, cherimoya, chernozem, chromates, chromides, chromites, chromized, chromizes, chromogen, comethers, cromlechs, echograms, ectomorph, ectotherm, hackamore, hectogram, morphemic, overmatch, stomacher, trichomes, urochrome.

+4 letters: amphoteric, bichromate, camphorate, chairwomen, checkrooms, chemisorbs, cherimoyas, chernozems, chloramine, choreiform, chromogens, chromomere, chromonema, chromosome, cochairmen, comprehend, cytochrome, dichromate, echinoderm, ectomorphs, ectotherms, embouchure, enharmonic, exothermic, geomorphic, hackamores, hammerlock, hectograms, hectometer, hematocrit, heroicomic, homocercal, homoerotic, hypodermic, lachrymose, macrophage, macrophyte, metaphoric, microfiche, microphage, microphone, monarchies, monochrome, morphemics, nomarchies, outcharmed, outmarched, outmarches, overmuches, polychrome, stomachers, supermacho, tachometer, thermionic, urochromes.