different between chromium vs barbertonite

English

Etymology

New Latin, from French chrome (from Ancient Greek ????? (khrôma, “color”)) + -ium. So called because of the striking colors of its compounds.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: kr?'m??m IPA^(key): /?k?o?mi.?m/

Noun

chromium (countable and uncountable, plural chromiums)

2. A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

Synonyms

• chrome (when used for plating)

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• green rouge

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Chromium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “chromium”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
• chromium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• chromium in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• chromium at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?ro?.mi.um/, [?k??o?mi???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kro.mi.um/, [?k???mium]

Noun

chr?mium n (genitive chr?mi?); second declension

1. chromium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

English

Etymology

Barberton +? -ite

Noun

barbertonite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A magnesium chromium carbonate mineral, a hexagonal polymorph of stichtite.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Barbertonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “barbertonite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.