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I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.

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chromium plate

Part of Speech: verbPronunciation: /kroh-mee-uhm pleyt/

To plate a metal with a layer of chromium

In a Sentence

The workshop will chromium plate the bike frames to give them a durable, shiny finish.

Origin

From the element name chromium, which comes from Greek ‘chrōma’ meaning color.

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