ferrochrome

ferrochrome

English

Etymology

    From ferro- + chrome.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/

    Noun

    ferrochrome (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochromes)

    1. A corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome.
      • 2009 January 30, Liliana Molina, “Big-debt miners turn to markets”, in Herald Sun[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2009:
        The capital raising has been forced by plummeting ferrochrome prices which slumped after Chinese mills cut 55 per cent from the price of the alloy used to make stainless steel.

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    French

    Etymology

      From ferro- +‎ chrome.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /fɛ.ʁɔ.kʁom/ ~ /fe.ʁɔ.kʁom/, /fɛ.ʁo.kʁɔm/ ~ /fe.ʁo.kʁɔm/

      Noun

      ferrochrome m (plural ferrochromes)

      1. ferrochrome