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CHROMITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium
Classified under:
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)