<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A lustrous, hard, brittle, metallic element used in alloy steels for hardness and corrosion resistance, as in stainless steel, and for plating other metals.</li><li>Chromium salts are used as pigments and mordants.</li><li>Symbol: Cr; Atomic weight: 51.996; Atomic number: 24; Density: 7.1.</li><li>Chrome (def 2).</li></ul>