"chromo-" meaning in English

See chromo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰer-}} [Template:root], {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|grc|χρῶμα||color}} Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} chromo-, {{en-prefix}} chromo-
  1. color Tags: morpheme Translations (color): kromo- (Hungarian), فام (fâm-) (Persian), chromo- (Polish), chromato- (Polish), cromo- (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-chromo--en-prefix-dChNncvM Disambiguation of 'color': 62 0 37 0
  2. (chemistry) chromium Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Chromium
    Sense id: en-chromo--en-prefix-3fjTENIW Disambiguation of Chromium: 0 65 12 24 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 32 29 39 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (physics, quantum chromodynamics) color; property of quarks and gluons that is related to the particles' strong interactions in the theory of quantum chromodynamics Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-chromo--en-prefix-M0vXioyV Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 32 29 39 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (biochemistry) chromatin Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: chromo-carbon, chromo-chloride, chromo-cyanotype, chromo-glucose
    Sense id: en-chromo--en-prefix-xhYCezJ1 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 35 29 36 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 32 29 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 0 28 19 54 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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