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Definition of: chromium
(krō′mē·əm) noun
A grayish-white, very hard metallic element (symbol Cr): used in making alloys, pigments, as a mordant, etc. See ELEMENT. [<Gk. chrōma color; so called from its many brightly colored, poisonous compounds]
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