Meanings
nounferrochrome (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochromes)
plural ferrochromes
- countableuncountableSynonym of ferrochromium.
The capital raising has been forced by plummeting ferrochrome prices which slumped after Chinese mills cut 55 per cent from the price of the alloy used to make stainless steel.
2009 January 30, Liliana Molina, “Big-debt miners turn to markets”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2009Synonyms: ferrochromium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of ferrochromium.
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Origin
- Old Latin*fersom
- Latinferrum
- Englishferro-
- Englishchrome
- Englishferrochrome
Translations
French ferrochrome
- ferrochromecorrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome
German Ferrochrom
- Ferrochromcorrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome
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ferrochrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrochrome
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“ferrochrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrochrome. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrochrome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrochrome.
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