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Meaning of "chromite" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHROMITE

chromite  [ˈkrəʊmaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHROMITE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chromite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHROMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chromite

Chromite

Chromite is an iron chromium oxide: FeCr2O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. Magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid solution with magnesiochromite; substitution of aluminium occurs leading to hercynite. It is an industrially important mineral for the production of metallic chromium, used as an alloying ingredient in stainless and tool steels.

Definition of chromite in the English dictionary

The definition of chromite in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of chromite is a salt of chromous acid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHROMITE


Adamite
ˈædəˌmaɪt
calamite
ˈkæləˌmaɪt
diatomite
daɪˈætəˌmaɪt
dolomite
ˈdɒləˌmaɪt
dynamite
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt
Ermite
ˈɜːmaɪt
fomite
ˈfəʊmaɪt
marmite
ˈmɑːmaɪt
might
maɪt
mite
maɪt
samite
ˈsæmaɪt
Semite
ˈsiːmaɪt
smite
smaɪt
sodomite
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt
somite
ˈsəʊmaɪt
stalagmite
ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt
termite
ˈtɜːmaɪt
Thermite
ˈθɜːmaɪt
Vegemite
ˈvɛdʒɪˌmaɪt
wolframite
ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHROMITE

chrome steel
chrome tape
chrome yellow
chromel
chromene
chromic
chromic acid
chromide
chromidium
chrominance
chromium
chromium dioxide
chromium plating
chromium steel
chromium-plated
chromize
chromo
chromocenter
chromodynamics
chromogen

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHROMITE

a mite
anti-Semite
atacamite
bedlamite
Boehmite
catamite
dust mite
Edomite
Elamite
epsomite
Gothamite
kumite
red spider mite
schorlomite
sclerodermite
Shulamite
spider mite
tridymite
widow´s mite
willemite

Synonyms and antonyms of chromite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chromite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHROMITE

Find out the translation of chromite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chromite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chromite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铬铁矿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cromita
570 millions of speakers

English

chromite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रोमाइट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكروميت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хромит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cromita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রোমিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chromite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kromit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chromit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クロム鉄鉱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크로 마이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chromite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cromit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குரோமைற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रोमाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kromit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cromite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chromit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хромит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cromit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρωμίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chromiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kromit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kromitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chromite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHROMITE»

The term «chromite» is normally little used and occupies the 110.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHROMITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chromite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chromite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chromite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHROMITE»

Discover the use of chromite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chromite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Surface Mining
Cameron, E.N., and Desborough, G.A., 1969, "Occurrence and Characteristics of Chromite Deposits — Eastern Bushveld Complex," in "Magmatic Ore Deposits," H.D.B. Wilson, ed., Monograph 4, Economic Geology, pp. 23-40. Cameron, E.N. ...
B. A. Kennedy, Bruce A. Kennedy, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.), 1990
2
Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses
Their idea was that temporary pressure increases within the magma chamber cause only chromite mineral to crystalli/.e, an effect that Sen and Presnall (1984) verified experimentally. Several ideas regarding the origin of podiform chromite ore ...
Jessica Elzea Kogel, 2006
3
Atlas of the Textural Patterns of Ore Minerals and ...
As indicated, there is a transgression of massive chromite to tectonogranular and granular chromite in crystal I oplaslic environment. In the same environment due to tectonic influences chromite banding of the tectonogranular chromite can ...
S. S. Augustithis, 1995
4
Understanding Mineral Deposits
STRATIFORM DEPOSITS From the textures of stratiform chromite deposits and their association with ultramaflc cumulates, it is quite clear that the chromite-rich layers represent segregation of chromite crystals that crystallized from a basaltic  ...
Kula Misra, 2000
5
Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building
boundary of chromite crystallization Moho gabbro magma chamber olivine- chromite body sheared peridotite (harzburgite) rising basaltic melt olivine, chromite Chromite deposits Chromite deposits are formed at mid-ocean ridges. Present ...
Wolfgang Frisch, Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey, 2010
6
Soviet Natural Resources in the World Economy
W. A. DOUGLAS JACKSON University of Washington The Soviet Union, which has long held a commanding world position as a producer and exporter of chromite, appears to have been forced in recent years to reevaluate its situation as ...
Robert G. Jensen, Theodore Shabad, Arthur W. Wright, 1983
7
Mineral Processing Technology Mpt-2005
In order to produce directly marketable chrome ore for export and domestic industries, most of the chromite ore beneficiation plants in Sukinda region treat selected rich ores with rejection of huge quantities of low and sub-grade ore (10- 38% ...
Venugopal, 2005
8
Tectonic Growth of a Collisional Continental Margin: Crustal ...
content indicates the degree of depletion of the mantle source, the degree of melt fractionation, and the fO2 during partial melting, melt fractionation, and chromite crystallization (Shervais, 1982; Canil, 1999). Fe2O3 content of spinel has been ...
Kenneth D. Ridgway, 2007
9
The Dynamic Earth System
The Sitampundi anorthosite complex of the Tamil Nadu state of India is a metamorphosed layered igneous complex hosting both chromite and titaniferous magnetite deposits. Magnetite is a recoverable mineral from beach placers and is most ...
Patwardhan, 2010
10
Economic Geology: Principles and Practice
Chromite resists surficial alteration better than most silicates so that eluvial and residual placer deposits are common. Proximal alluvial deposits are also developed, but coastal placers are extremely rare. Although chromite is known in  ...
Walter L. Pohl, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHROMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chromite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
India: Mineral production goes down in 2014-15
These being coal, lignite, petroleum, natural gas, bauxite, chromite, copper, gold, iron ore, manganese, zinc and lead. Coal production fell to ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
2
Diamond Production Down 36 Percent
"Investors can also look in the chrome sector as the country holds 80 percent on the world's metallurgical quality chromite resource." He also ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Oman cuts its import bill from India by 15%
Among the Indian imports are urea, LNG, crude oil (through spot purchase), polypropylene, lubricating oil, dates and chromite ore. India had ... «Zawya, Jul 15»
4
Ferrochrome makers want extension of chromite mine leases till 2020
Ferro chrome makers in Odisha have appealed to the state government to extend lease validity of chromite ore leases till March 31, 2020. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Global Chromium Mining Market to 2020 report just published
'Global Chromium Mining Industry to 2020' report comprehensively covers global reserves of chromite and reserves by country, the historical ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
6
governor accused of stealing mined chromite
According to complainant Consolidated Mines, Inc., the mineral rights holder of the area covered by the Coto Chromite Project, Gojo and a ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
7
International Ferro Metals Limited Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Numis …
The Company is engaged in the production of ferrochrome from chromite ore located in the Bushveld Igneous Complex. IFM's Lesedi chromite ... «The Legacy, Jul 15»
8
International Ferro Metals Limited's "Buy" Rating Reiterated at …
The Company is engaged in the production of ferrochrome from chromite ore located in the Bushveld Igneous Complex. IFM's Lesedi chromite ... «WKRB News, Jul 15»
9
Ebdane, Vitangcol indicted for graft
... works secretary, was accused of causing Consolidated Mines Inc. (CMI) to lose P211 million worth of chromite fines from Coto Mines in 2011. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Tata Steel's lapsed Sukinda chromite mine may get an extension
BHUBANESHWAR: The fate of Tata Steel's Sukinda chromite mine will be decided next Wednesday during a committee of the Odisha ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

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