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chromic oxide

noun

a bright-green crystalline powder, Cr2O3, insoluble in water: used in metallurgy and as the pigment chrome green.

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Also called chromium oxide, green cinnabar.

Words nearby chromic oxide

chromic, chromic acetate, chromic acid, chromic chloride, chromic fluoride, chromic oxide, chromidrosis, chrominance, chromite, chromium, chromium 51
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