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chro'mic chlo'ride
a violet, crystalline compound, CrCl
3, occurring in both water-soluble and water-insoluble forms, or a green or violet, water-soluble deliquescent compound, CrCl
3·6H
2O: used chiefly as a mordant, in chrome-steel plating, and in the synthesis of chromium salts. Also called
chromium chloride. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.