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chromato-

a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words in this sense and in the specialized sense of “chromatin”: chromatophore; chromatolysis.
Also, especially before a vowel, chromat-.


Origin:
< Gk chromat-, s. of chrôma color + -o-
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chromat-  
pref.  Variant of chromato-.
chromato- or chromat-  
pref.  
  1. Color: chromatophore.

  2. Chromatin: chromatolysis.


[Greek khrōma, khrōmat-, color.]
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chromato- or chromat-
pref.

  1. Color: chromatophore.

  2. Chromatin: chromatolysis.

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