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noun

Chrome n. 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.

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Etymology of 'Chrome'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chrome" Quotes from Famous Books

... general of mineral origin, produced by the action of one chemical upon the other, or in some cases by physical or chemical action upon earths and ores. In the first group, we have such colors as vermilions, white lead, chrome yellows, the ferrocyanide blues (Milori blues, bronze blues, Prussian blues, Chinese blues, Antwerp blues, Paris blues, Berlin blues), ultramarines, etc.; in the second group, such colors as cyanides, umbers, Indian red, ...

— The Building of a Book • Various

... ounces of Water and strain; this is the Mucilage; for a black color use Drop Black, powdered and ground with the mucilage to extreme fineness; for blue, Ultra-Marine is used in the same manner; for green, Emerald Green; for white, Flake White; red, Vermillion, Lake or Carmine; for yellow, Chrome Yellow. When ground too thick they are thinned with a little water. Apply to the cards with a small brush. The cards may be sized with a thin glue, afterward varnished, if it ...

— One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed • C. A. Bogardus

... is finally washed (without further heating) with hot water (which may contain salt), to remove the last traces of chrome liquor. ...

— The Handbook of Soap Manufacture • W. H. Simmons

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