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Chromite

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Noun

1. chromite

a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chromite

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noun
1. 
a brownish-black mineral consisting of a ferrous chromic oxide in cubic crystalline form, occurring principally in basic igneous rocks: the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds. Formula: FeCr2O4
2. 
a salt of chromous acid

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Chromite

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noun
a hard, black mineral, FeCr2O4, the chief ore of chromium

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chromite

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n.
A widely distributed black to brownish-black chromium ore, FeCr2O4.

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