| var. of chromato- before a vowel: chromatid. |
| a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words in this sense and in the specialized sense of “chromatin”: chromatophore; chromatolysis. |
| chromat- pref. Variant of chromato-. |
| chromato- or chromat- pref.
[Greek khrōma, khrōmat-, color.] |
chromato- or chromat-
pref.
Color: chromatophore.
Chromatin: chromatolysis.