Ferrochrome

Origin

- + chrome

Full definition of ferrochrome

Noun

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, 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.