a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence. [ 1913 Webster ]
Chromic acid,
Chromic anhydride,
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a kind of fish. ] (Zool.) One of the
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; color + &unr_; sweat. ] (Med.) Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Chromatism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; color. ] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also