chromium
noun
chro·mi·um
ˈkrō-mē-əm 
: a blue-white metallic element found naturally only in combination and used especially in alloys and in electroplating see Chemical Elements Table
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These soils have high levels of heavy metals like nickel, cobalt and chromium, and low levels of nutrients like nitrogen and calcium.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Prizm is printed on chromium card stock, which his thicker and has more of a metallic shine than paper stock cards.
—Tyler Holzhammer, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
At the Santa Monica Pier and Dockweiler Beach, both of which are south of the burn scar, levels of both lead and chromium were roughly triple California’s safety threshold for marine life.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Testing the tea For the adsorption experiment, the team created solutions from water and concentrations of lead and other metals such as cadmium, chromium, copper and zinc, then heated them to just below the boiling point.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Prizm is printed on chromium card stock, which his thicker and has more of a metallic shine than paper stock cards.
—Tyler Holzhammer, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
At the Santa Monica Pier and Dockweiler Beach, both of which are south of the burn scar, levels of both lead and chromium were roughly triple California’s safety threshold for marine life.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Testing the tea For the adsorption experiment, the team created solutions from water and concentrations of lead and other metals such as cadmium, chromium, copper and zinc, then heated them to just below the boiling point.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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chromium
noun
chro·mi·um
ˈkrō-mē-əm
: a blue-white metallic element found in nature only in combination and used especially in alloys and in chrome plating see element
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chromium
noun
chro·mi·um
ˈkrō-mē-əm
: a blue-white metallic element found naturally only in combination and used especially in alloys and in electroplating
—symbol Cr
see Chemical Elements Table
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