'Chrome' definitions:

Definition of 'chrome'

noun

Another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

verb

Plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: chrome, chromium-plate]

verb

Treat with a chromium compound

From: GCIDE

Chrome \Chrome\, n. Same as Chromium. [1913 Webster]
Chrome alum (Chem.), a dark violet substance, (SO4)3Cr2.K2SO4.24H2O, analogous to, and crystallizing like, common alum. It is regarded as a double sulphate of chromium and potassium.
Chrome green (a) The green oxide of chromium, Cr2O3, used in enamel painting, and glass staining. (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian blue.
Chrome red, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red oxide of lead.
Chrome yellow, a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used by painters. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chromed (kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Chroming.] [From Chrome, n.] To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From: GCIDE

Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome. [1913 Webster]