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CHROMIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
Synonyms:
atomic number 24; chromium; Cr
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chromium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromium"):
chrome (another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments)
Holonyms ("chromium" is a substance of...):
chromite (a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium)
Context examples:
The cells of the body which stain with chromium salts.
(Chromaffin System, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The researchers looked at how aluminium and chromium were zoned in the crystals and realised that this pattern was telling them something exciting and new about magma storage time.
(‘Crystal clocks’ used to time magma storage before volcanic eruptions, University of Cambridge)
Nutritional supplement drink (pediatric) contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.
(Pediatric Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)
Nutritional supplement drink contains vitamin A, vitamin C, D, E and K, calcium, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, phosphorus, iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, chloride and choline.
(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Thesaurus)
A dark red to brown colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic chromium fumes upon heating.
(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromium hexavalent compounds are carcinogenic in humans and are associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer and cancer of the sinonasal cavity.
(Chromium Hexavalent Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
Specifically, they looked at the rates of diffusion of aluminium and chromium within the crystals and how these elements are ‘zoned’.
(‘Crystal clocks’ used to time magma storage before volcanic eruptions, University of Cambridge)
Animal studies suggest that chromium picolinate may be carcinogenic, it enters cells directly and can causes mutations.
(Chromium Picolinate, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromium trioxide primarily affects the nose, throat and lungs causing ulcerations, shortness of breath, bronchitis, pneumonia and asthma-like allergy but can also affect the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys and immune system.
(Chromium Trioxide, NCI Thesaurus)
Chromium hexavalent compounds are used in stainless steel production, in chrome plating, in the manufacture of dyes and pigments, in leather tanning, in wood preservation and are used as corrosion inhibitors.
(Chromium Hexavalent Compound, NCI Thesaurus)
