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Definition
Chromium; a chemical element (Cr, atomic number 24) used in stainless steel and electroplating.
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How it's used
Chromium is a technical term primarily used in scientific, industrial, or manufacturing contexts. In casual conversation, people rarely talk about it unless they are discussing metalwork, car parts, or material properties. It is almost always referred to by its full name or in the context of plating processes.
Examples
The surface of this part is plated with a layer of chromium.
Is chromium used to make stainless steel?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
