chromosome
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
19th century: from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khroma, “colour”) + σῶμα (“body”) (because they are stained under the microscope).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/, X-SAMPA: /"kr@U.m@%s@Um/
- (US) IPA: /ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/, X-SAMPA: /"kroUm@%soUm/
Noun [edit]
chromosome (plural chromosomes)
- (biology, cytology) A structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA, histone protein, and other structural proteins.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
structure in the cell nucleus
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External links [edit]
- chromosome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- chromosome in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- chromosome at OneLook Dictionary Search
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
19th century: chromo- + -some, from German Chromosom, ultimately from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khroma, “colour”) + σῶμα (“body”) (because they are stained under the microscope).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kʁɔ.mɔ.zɔm/, X-SAMPA: /kRO.mO.zOm/
- Homophone: chromosomes
- Hyphenation: chro‧mo‧some
Noun [edit]
chromosome m (plural chromosomes)
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Categories:
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- en:Biology
- en:Cytology
- French words prefixed with chromo-
- French words suffixed with -some
- French terms derived from German
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Biology
- fr:Cytology
