"chromo-" meaning in English

See chromo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

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Etymology: From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰer-}}, {{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 56 28 16 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 incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 22 54 24 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 0 24 48 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 12 76 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 0 25 50 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 0 14 69 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 0 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 0 13 72 15 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 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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