[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chrome \chrome\, n.
   same as chromium.
   1913 webster

   chrome alum chem., a dark violet substance,
      so43cr2.k2so4.24h2o, analogous to, and crystallizing
      like, common alum. it is regarded as a double sulphate of
      chromium and potassium.

   chrome green
   a the green oxide of chromium, cr2o3, used in enamel
       painting, and glass staining.
   b a pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with prussian
       blue.

   chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared
      from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red
      oxide of lead.

   chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, pbcro4, used
      by painters.
      1913 webster
see also:
chromium chrome alum so43cr2.k2so4.24h2o chrome green cr2o3 chrome red 
chrome yellow pbcro4 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chrome \chrome\ kr=om, v. t. imp.  p. p. chromed
   kr=omd; p. pr.  vb. n. chroming. from chrome, n.
   to treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in
   dyeing.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
chromed chroming chrome 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chromium \chro"mium\, n. nl., fr. gr. ? color. chem.
   a comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the
   mineral chromite. atomic weight 52.5. symbol cr. when
   isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible
   with difficulty. its chief commercial importance is for its
   compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which
   are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico
   printing. called also chrome.
   1913 webster
see also:
chrome 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

chrome
     n : another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or
         pigments
     v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" syn: chromium-plate
     2: treat with a chromium compound
see also:
chromium-plate 

[5] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

chrome n. from automotive slang via wargaming showy features added to
   attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a
   system. "the 3d icons in motif are just chrome, but they certainly are
   _pretty_ chrome" distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact
   that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own desires for
   featurefulness. often used as a term of contempt.


see also:
bells and whistles 

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

chrome
     
         from automotive slang via wargaming showy
        features added to attract users but contributing little or
        nothing to the power of a system.
     
        "the 3d icons in motif are just chrome, but they certainly
        are pretty chrome"
     
        chrome is distinguished from bells and whistles by the fact
        that the latter are usually added to gratify developers' own
        desires for featurefulness.  often used as a term of contempt
        and sometimes used in conjunction with 'fluff', "all the fluff
        and chrome that comes with motif".
     
        jargon file
     
        1997-09-19
     
     
see also:
features motif bells and whistles jargon file 

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