"chromism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chromisms [plural]
Etymology: chromo- + -ism Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chromo-|-ism}} chromo- + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chromism (countable and uncountable, plural chromisms)
  1. chromatism (the state of being colored) Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chromism-en-noun-sKBp7-sf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chromo-, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chromo-: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 70 30
  2. Any process that causes the color of a compound to change. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chromism-en-noun-f3CBJkFA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chromo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chromo-: 52 48

Inflected forms

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