chromo-

See also: chromo

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Prefix

chromo-

1. color
2. (chemistry) chromium
3. (physics, quantum chromodynamics) color; property of quarks and gluons that is related to the particles' strong interactions in the theory of quantum chromodynamics
4. (biochemistry) chromatin

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with chromo-

• chromo-carbon
• chromo-chloride
• chromo-cyanotype
• chromo-glucose

Translations

color

• Hungarian: kromo-
• Persian: فام (fa) (fâm-)
• Polish: chromo-, chromato-
• Portuguese: cromo-

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately grom Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxroː.moː/

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Prefix

chromo-

1. chromo-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with chromo-

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɔ.mo/

Prefix

chromo-

1. chromo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with chromo-

Related terms

• -chrome

Further reading

• “chromo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Polish

Alternative forms

• chromato-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɔ.mɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔmɔ
• Syllabification: chro‧mo

Prefix

chromo-

1. chromo-

   ‎chromo- + ‎-gen → ‎chromogen

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with chromo-

See also

• -chromia

Further reading

• chromo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN