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chromato-

  1. a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words in this sense and in the specialized sense of “chromatin”:

    chromatophore; chromatolysis.

chromato-

combining_form

  1. indicating colour or coloured

    chromatophore

  2. indicating chromatin

    chromatolysis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromato-1

< Greek chromat-, stem of chrôma color + -o-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromato-1

from Greek khrōma, khrōmat- colour

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