English Explanatory Dictionary

chromo-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. color
  2. chromium
  3. color; property of quarks and gluons that is related to the particles' strong interactions in the theory of quantum chromodynamics
  4. chromatin

Pronunciation

/kɹoʊmoʊ-/ /kɹoʊmə-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chromo-.wav

Word forms

chromo-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Derived words

chromo-carbon chromo-chloride chromo-cyanotype chromo-glucose
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