Cr
chromium.
Cr
1 AmericanSymbol, Chemistry.
CR
2
American
cr.
3
American
abbreviation
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credit.
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creditor.
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crown.
C.R.
4
American
abbreviation
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Costa Rica.
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Banking. credit report.
CR
1
British
abbreviation
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Community of the Resurrection
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica (international car registration)
Cr
2
British
abbreviation
symbol
cr.
3
British
abbreviation
-
credit
-
creditor
cr
4
British
abbreviation
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Unfortunately, this conventional single-passivation mechanism based on Cr has halted further advancement of stainless steel.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2023
In the case of Cr and Cu, we find that half-filled and completely filled subshells apparently represent conditions of preferred stability.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
When the Cr is forced into this environment, its electronic states become altered, which changes the way the material absorbs and emits light.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 25, 2013
Aurora; Cal R. Thurlby, 55, of the 1200 block of Townes Cr.,
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 13, 2012
The exclusive interpretation as applied to original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court has been followed in Ex parte Bollman, 4 Cr.
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
The most concerning product that CR tested in terms of glycidyl esters was Takis Fuego tortilla chips.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Three products contained some amount of chemicals called phthalates, but the CR testing only found nanograms of the stuff in those snacks.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
“However, hybrid models, which don’t require plugging in, continue to shine as reliable choices that also typically deliver excellent fuel economy,” CR says.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
It was never appropriate or possible for this to be resolved in a CR.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The drop, CR, will be 2.12 x ¼ = 0.53 volt per inch length of solution between electrodes.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various
In 5 Vols., cr. 8vo, 30s. net the set.
From A History of the United States by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
He was cr. an Earl on his retirement in 1880, and was in 1887 appointed Ambassador at Paris, where he d. in 1891.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
Therefore will request you to kindly send me cr. memo, on 8,200 lbs.
From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
One Vol., cr. 8vo, cloth extra, 7s. 6d.
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Sir Walter Besant
Square 8vo, cloth, 6s.; cr. 8vo, 3s. 6d.
From The Ivory Gate, a new edition by Sir Walter Besant
The title derives from a book that inspired this aspiring American, “The Handbook of Hope,” in which the author, psychologist C.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The range is a "physical barrier for dust storms and heat waves" from the western Thar desert, said ecologist C.R.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
BlackPast also lists dozens of surprising “firsts” that rarely make it into history books, such as the story of America’s first Black-owned car company: C.R.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Over time, C.R. became a partner with a White man in the business.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2023
You mayn't know where the joke comes in, but C.R. stands for a railway as well as Carrie Raby.
From The Privet Hedge by J. E. Buckrose
Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Parents move court against son&daughter-in-law, demand grandchildren/Rs 5 cr compensation.
From BBC ● May 12, 2022
Perhaps this is why mine are so cr… er, amateurish.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2014
One G. F. Flanders, G. O. Patronage man cr Georgia's Twelfth District, declared he could sell every postmastership, if he wanted to, which he didn't.
From Time Magazine Archive
You will sit through the better part of three acts before you hear a tune anything like the kind Composer Youmans wrote for Rainbow, Great Day, Hit the Deck cr Florenz Ziegfeld's Smiles.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1879 he was summoned to Rome and cr.
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. (John William) Cousin
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