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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescromo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkɾo.mo
"Il cromo è un elemento chimico importante per le leghe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, brittle metal used in alloys and for plating.
"Chromium is often used to make stainless steel more resistant to corrosion." - 2
A chemical element with the symbol Cr and atomic number 24.
"The periodic table lists chromium as a transition metal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'chroma', meaning colour, because many of its compounds are intensely colored. It was first isolated in 1797 by French chemist Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, who named the element after its colorful salts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chromium" is said worldwide
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chrome
Transliteration: kʁom
"Le chrome est utilisé dans la fabrication de l'acier inoxydable."
Chrom
Transliteration: kʁoːm
"Chrom wird häufig in Legierungen verwendet."
cromo
Transliteration: ˈkɾo.mo
"Il cromo è un elemento chimico importante per le leghe."
cromo
Transliteration: ˈkɾo.mo
"El cromo se utiliza en la producción de acero inoxidable."
cromo
Transliteration: ˈkɾo.mu
"O cromo é essencial na fabricação de ligas metálicas."
क्रोमियम
Transliteration: kromiyam
"क्रोमियम का उपयोग स्टेनलेस स्टील बनाने में किया जाता है।"
铬
Transliteration: gè
"铬用于制造不锈钢。"
크롬
Transliteration: keurom
"크롬은 스테인리스 강 제조에 사용됩니다."
クロム
Transliteration: kuromu
"クロムはステンレス鋼の製造に使用されます。"
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