Associations to the word «Chromite»

Wiktionary

CHROMITE, noun. (mineral) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr2O4.
CHROMITE, noun. Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr2O4. It is a commercial source of chromium.

Dictionary definition

CHROMITE, noun. A brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats