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Definition of Chroming
1. Noun. (Australian) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of chrome) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chroming
1. a chromium ore [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chroming
Literary usage of Chroming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"chroming develops a beautiful blue, exceedingly fast to light milling, acids or
alkalis. Literature. ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"chroming of Hide Powder.—Because of the difficulty encountered in procuring
different lots of hide powder that will give concordant results, the practice of ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Very frequently open soapers are supplied with "tartar emetic" and "chroming"
boxes, so that the goods can go through two or more processes directly and ..."
4. Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett (1921)
"An increase in the proportion of hypo is usual with an increase in the amount of
free acid in an acid chroming bath. 4. The percentage of hydrochloric acid ..."
5. Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett (1921)
"An increase in the proportion of hypo is usual with an increase in the amount of
free acid in an acid chroming bath. 4. The percentage of hydrochloric acid ..."
6. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1906)
"chroming of Hide Powder. BY CW NORRIS. /. Am. Leathers Chem. Assn. i, 203. ...
In addition to the regular method of chroming them, other chrome liquors, ..."
7. The Dyeing of Wool: Including Wool-printing, with the Dyestuffs of by Cassella, Leopold & Co., G.m.b.H., Cassella Color Company (1905)
"The chroming may also be done in a fresh liquor, which course is specially
recommended for dyeing Anthracene Chrome Black in the standing bath- In this case ..."