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chromo-

var. of chrom- before a consonant: chromophore.

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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  1. Color: chromoplast.

  2. Chromium: chromous.


[From Greek khrōma, color.]
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Medical Dictionary

chrom- pref.
Variant of chromo-.

chromo- or chrom-
pref.
Color: chromogenesis.

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