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ferrochrome

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English

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Etymology

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From ferro- +‎ chrome.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹəˌkɹəʊm/

Noun

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ferrochrome (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochromes)

  1. A corrosion-resistant alloy of chrome and iron containing between 50% and 65% chrome.
    • 2009 January 30, Liliana Molina, “Big-debt miners turn to markets”, in Herald Sun[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2009:
      The capital raising has been forced by plummeting ferrochrome prices which slumped after Chinese mills cut 55 per cent from the price of the alloy used to make stainless steel.

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French

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Etymology

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From ferro- +‎ chrome.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛ.ʁɔ.kʁom/ ~ /fe.ʁɔ.kʁom/, /fɛ.ʁo.kʁɔm/ ~ /fe.ʁo.kʁɔm/

Noun

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ferrochrome m (plural ferrochromes)

  1. ferrochrome