atomic number 24

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   a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

   SynonymschromiumCr

   Broadermetallic element

   Narrowerchrome

Questions about atomic number 24

What does atomic number 24 mean?

atomic number 24 means "a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing".

What is another word for atomic number 24?

Close synonyms include chromium, Cr. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 24 a common word?

atomic number 24 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.