ferrochromium

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noun

An alloy of iron and chromium, with 50% to 65% chrome; naturally occurring versions of it serve as an ore for chromium metal; it is also made industrially from chromite as a feedstock for the making of other alloys.

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OriginEnglish chromium ← Latin ferrum ← Old Latin *fersom →
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Meanings

nounferrochromium (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alloy of iron and chromium, with 50% to 65% chrome; naturally occurring versions of it serve as an ore for chromium metal; it is also made industrially from chromite as a feedstock for the making of other alloys.

    Synonyms: ferrochrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn alloy of iron and chromium, with 50% to 65% chrome; naturally occurring versions of it serve as an ore for chromium metal; it is also made industrially from chromite as a feedstock for the making of other alloys.

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Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Englishchromium
  5. Englishferrochromium

From ferro- + chromium.

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