CHROMITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chromite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "chromite"):

atomic number 24; chromium; Cr (a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing)

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