chromium

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from French chrome (from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)) + -ium. So called because of the striking colors of its compounds. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: krō'mē-əm; IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊ.mi.əm/ === Noun === chromium (countable and uncountable, plural chromiums) A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. ==== Synonyms ==== chrome (when used for plating) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === green rouge === Further reading === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Chromium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “chromium”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. “chromium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “chromium”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “chromium”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Latin == === Etymology === From French chrome + Latin -ium. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰroː.mi.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkrɔː.mi.um] === Noun === chrōmium n (genitive chrōmiī); second declension chromium ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ====