I. ˈkrōm noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Greek chrōma color, from the beautiful colors of its compounds — more at chromatic
1. : chromium
2. : chrome yellow
3. : chrome leather
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to treat with a compound of chromium:
a. in dyeing : to treat with a solution of a dichromate (as sodium dichromate) or complex chromium chromate
b. : to subject to chrome tanning
2. : to give chroma to
chrome a neutral background
3. : to surface (as an electrotype) with chromium
intransitive verb
: to acquire or to increase in chroma
III. noun
: something plated with an alloy of chromium