chromite

See also: Chromite

English

Chromite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊ.maɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

chromite (countable and uncountable, plural chromites)

1. (mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.

   Coordinate terms: ferrochromium, ferrochrome

2. 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.

Derived terms

• chromitite
• magnesiochromite
• orthochromite
• zincochromite

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: kromiitti
• French: chromite (fr) f
• German: Chromeisenstein m, Chromit m
• Italian: cromite f
• Portuguese: cromita f
• Serbo-Croatian: kromit (sh)
• Spanish: cromita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Chromite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “chromite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

Anagrams

• hormetic, trichome

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.mit/

Noun

chromite f (plural chromites)

1. (mineralogy) chromite

Further reading

• “chromite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012