释义 |
chro·mite \-ˌmīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from German chromit, from chrom- + -it -ite; in sense 2, chrom- + -ite 1. : a mineral of the spinel group consisting of an oxide of iron and chromium FeCr2O4, occurring massive, and valuable as a source of chromium and refractories 2. : a compound of chromic oxide and a metal oxide (as sodium chromite Na2Cr2O4) |