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chro·mite 
[kroh-mahyt] Pronunciation Key
[kroh-mahyt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Chemistry. a salt of chromium in the bivalent state. |
| 2. | Mineralogy. a cubic mineral, ferrous chromate, Fe3Cr2O3, usually with much of the ferrous iron and aluminum replaced by magnesium, and some of the chromium by ferric iron: the principal ore of chromium. |
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| chro·mite
(krō'mīt') Pronunciation Key
n. A widely distributed black to brownish-black chromium ore, FeCr2O4. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| chromite | |
noun | |
| a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium |
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Chromite
Chro"mite\, n. 1. (Min.) A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of chromium and iron; -- called also chromic iron. 2. (Chem.) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded as an acid. [R.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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