Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z chrombismite A tetragonal mineral containing bismuth, chromium, and oxygen. chromceladonite A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing chromium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, and silicon. chromdravite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing boron, chromium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium. chrome Chromium, when used to plate other metals. chromeazurol Any of a range of indicators used in complexometric titrations Chromebase a generic ChromeOS-based network-terminal-style all-in-one personal computer Chromebit a generic ChromeOS-based network-terminal-style picocomputer (a stick that plugs into a screen, the size of a highlighter pen) chromebook A generic ChromeOS-based network-terminal-style netbook. Chromebox a generic ChromeOS-based network-terminal-style personal computer (this style of PC is the size of a home modem or home network router) chromeidoscope Synonym of debuscope Chromel An alloy of approximately 90% nickel and 10% chromium by weight, used to make the positive conductors of certain thermocouples. chromeless Without chrome (basic visual elements). chromelodeon A Partchian pump organ designed to conform to Partch's tonality system. chromene Synonym of 1-benzopyran. chromeno A radical derived from chromene chromenol The compound 6-hydroxychromene that is the basis of the tocopherolquinones chromenone Any bicyclic aromatic compound composed of a benzene ring fused to one of a pyrone chromenylium The aromatic cation composed of a benzene ring fused to one of pyrylium chromerid Any unicellular photosynthetic organism of the phylum Chromerida chromesthesia Sound-to-color synaesthesia. chromesthetic Relating to chromesthesia. chrometophobia Fear of money. chromework The chrome ornamentation on a vehicle or other object. chromey Resembling or characteristic of chrome. chromferide An isometric-hexoctahedral gray white mineral containing chromium and iron. chromhidrosis A rare condition characterized by the secretion of coloured sweat, caused by the deposition of lipofuscin in the sweat glands. chromia Chromium(III) oxide. chromian Containing chromium. chromic of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 3 chromicize (of catgut) to treat with a compound of chromium chromid A large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome. chromide Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia. chromidial Relating to chromidia chromidium A granule of extranuclear chromatin in the cytoplasm of a cell chromidotilapiine Any cichlid of the tribe Chromidotilapiini chromie A chromosome. chromiferous Containing, or yielding chromium. chrominance The signal used in video systems to convey the picture's colour information, separately from the accompanying luma signal. chromine The organometallic aromatic anion [(2Z)-penta-2,4-dienylidene]chromium or any of its derivatives. chroming The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated. chromis Any of the genus Chromis of damselfish. chromism chromatism (the state of being colored) chromist Any alga of the taxon Chromista. chromista Synonym of chromist. chromistan Synonym of chromist. chromite A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄. chromitite An igneous rock composed mostly of chromite chromium A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. chromize To chrome; to treat with chromium. chromo A color print produced by chromolithography. chromoanagenesis anagenesis as a result of chromoanasynthesis chromoanagenetic Relating to chromoanagenesis chromoanasynthesis A large, chaotic rearrangement of the genes of a chromosome. chromoblast A precursor cell for chromaffin cells. chromoblastomycosis Long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue chromoblot A form of Southern blot of chromosomes chromobody A particular class of antibody chromobox Any of a class of proteins associated with heterochromatin chromocarb An antispasmodic drug. chromocarbon Involving chromium and carbon. chromocene An organometallic sandwich compound bis(cyclopentadienyl)- chromium(II) that is the chromium analog of ferrocene chromocenter An irregular mass of heterochromatin in some chromosomes chromocentre Synonym of karyosome. chromocentric Relating to a chromocentre chromochalcographic Relating to chromochalcography. chromoclasm The elimination or reduction of colorfulness for religious reasons. chromocollographic Relating to chromocollography. chromocollotype A collotype image produced in two or more colours. chromocollotypy The production of chromocollotypes. chromocratic Melanocratic. chromocystoscopic Relating to chromocystoscopy chromocystoscopy cystoscopy aided by the use of dyes chromocyte Any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment chromodacryorrhea red lacrimal secretion, typically in rats (the production of so-called "bloody tears") chromodielectric chromodynamically dielectric chromodomain A sequence of amino acids, common to the protein of many species, that is responsible for the manipulation of chromatin. chromodoridid Any sea slug of the family Chromodorididae chromoductant An organelle that transports chromosomes chromoduction The transport of chromosomes, typically between cells chromodynamic Pertaining to chromodynamics. chromodynamical chromodynamic chromodynamics The study of the relationship between those quarks that possess the quantum property of color, and exchange gluons; more fully quantum chromodynamics. chromoelectric Describing the field generated by gluons chromoendoscopic Relating to chromoendoscopy. chromoendoscopy A medical procedure in which dyes are instilled into the gastrointestinal tract at the time of visualization with fibre-optic endoscopy. chromoesophagoscopy Dye-assisted endoscopy to detect esophageal cancer. chromofungin A peptide related to chromogranin chromogen Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye. chromogenesis The biosynthesis of pigments chromogenetic Of or relating to chromogenesis. chromogenic Describing a process in which a black-and-white image is replaced by a coloured one. chromogenically In a chromogenic manner chromogenicity The quality of being chromogenic. chromogenized Treated with a chromogen chromogranin Any of a family of secretory proteins found in many types of cell. chromograph chromolithograph chromography Any of several specific colour analyses, techniques or processes (usually involving separation by colour or other property). chromoisomer An isomer that is a different colour to another chromoisomeric Relating to chromoisomers; that displays chromoisomerism chromokinesin A nuclear protein, related to kinesin, that binds DNA chromoleucite A chromoplastid. chromolipid Synonym of lipochrome. chromolitho chromolithography chromolithograph A print made by chromolithography. chromolithographer Someone engaged in chromolithography chromolithographic Pertaining to, or made by, chromolithography. chromolithography A form of lithography for printing pictures in colour. chromoluminarism Synonym of divisionism. chromoluminarist of, pertaining to, or in the style of chromoluminarism chromoly A kind of steel alloy containing some chromium and molybdenum. chromomagnetic Describing the field generated by gluons of the dual gauge group chromomagnetism An interaction between quarks of different colour that has some similarities to magnetism chromomere Any of a group of beadlike granules of chromatin that constitutes a chromosome during cell division. chromomeric Relating to chromomeres. chromometer An instrument that compares the colour of something with a reference standard chromomethylase Any enzyme that catalyses the methylation of chromatin chromometric Of or pertaining to chromometry. chromometry The measurement of colour. chromomycin Any of a family of glycoside antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus chromomycosis chromoblastomycosis chromonar Synonym of carbocromen. chromone 1,4-benzopyrone, a derivative of benzopyran with a substituted keto group on the pyran ring chromonema The central coiled filament of a chromatid upon which the chromomeres lie chromonematic Relating to the chromonema. chromonic Describing a liquid crystal that has a structure of linear aggregates of relatively flat molecules chromonychia An abnormality in colour of the nail plate and/or subungual tissues, sometimes induced by antineoplastic drugs. chromonym A word that names a color. chromoparous That excretes a pigment chromopeptide Any peptide that has an added chromophore (typically an azo compound) chromopermittivity chromodynamic permittivity chromopexy The ability to ingest and store (in a chromogen) pigments chromophane Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina. chromophile Any cell that can be easily stained. chromophilic Readily stained with dyes. chromophilous Synonym of chromophilic (“readily stained with dyes”). chromophobe Any cell that is resistant to staining chromophobia The quality of being resistant to staining. chromophobic resistant to staining chromophonic Of or relating to an art style combining music with coloured light. chromophore that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour chromophoric Of or relating to a chromophore chromophorically In a chromophoric manner. chromophorylated Modified by the addition of a chromophore chromophorylation Conversion into a chromophore chromophotograph A color photograph. chromophotographic Relating to color photography. chromophotography colour photography chromophyll Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll) chromophyte Any alga of the taxon Chromista. chromoplast Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored