Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chrome

1 sense of chrome

Sense 1
chrome -- (another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments)
       => chromium, Cr, atomic number 24 -- (a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chrome

2 senses of chrome

Sense 1
chrome, chromium-plate -- (plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures")
       => plate -- (coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver")

Sense 2
chrome -- (treat with a chromium compound)
       => process, treat -- (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill")