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-chrome

 
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var. of chrom- as the final element of a compound word: polychrome.

chrom-

 
1. a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words: chromhydrosis.
2. Chemistry.
a. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which chromium is present.
b. a combining form that, when prefixed to the name of a chemical compound, denotes its colored form.
Also, -chrome; especially before a consonant, chromo-.

Origin:
def. 1, for Gk chrôma color (see chroma ); def. 2, for chromium
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-chrome  
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  1. Colored: polychrome.

  2. Color; pigment: urochrome.


[From Greek khrōma, color.]
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Medical Dictionary

chrom- pref.
Variant of chromo-.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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