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chromium plating

chromium plating is the present participle and gerund of chromium plate.

Meaning of chromium plate

Verb

chromium plate (third-person singular simple present chromium plates, present participle chromium plating, simple past and past participle chromium plated)

  1. To plate a metal with a layer of chromium

Noun

chromium plating (uncountable)

  1. The application of a layer of chromium onto the surface of a metal

Questions about chromium plating

What does chromium plating mean?
Chromium plating means the application of a layer of chromium onto the surface of a metal.
What is chromium plating the present participle and gerund of?
Chromium plating is the present participle and gerund of chromium plate.
What part of speech is chromium plating?
Chromium plating is a noun.

Words near chromium plating in the dictionary

  1. chromitites
  2. chromium
  3. chromium dioxide
  4. chromium group
  5. chromium plate
  6. chromium plating
  7. chromium sesquioxide
  8. chromium trioxide
  9. chromium-52
  10. chromium-53
  11. chromium-54

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