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 chromoplastic Relating to chromoplastids chromoplastid A protoplasmic granule of some other colour than green. chromoplastogenesis The formation and development of chromoplasts chromoplexy A rearrangement of the genes in a chromosome that gives rise to a group of cancers chromoprotein Any protein, such as haemoglobin, that has a metal-containing pigmented group such as haem. chromoretinoscopy retinoscopy through a range of coloured filters in order to measure chromatic aberration of the eye chromoscope A device that adds colours to a monochrome image or adjusts existing colours to appear more natural chromoscopy Synonym of chromoendoscopy. chromoshadow A protein domain associated with chromodomain. chromosol A type of alfisol that has a strong texture contrast between horizons. chromosomal Of or relating to chromosomes. chromosomally With reference to chromosomes. chromosomatisation The formation of chromosomes chromosome A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism. chromosomed Having a specified kind or number of chromosomes. chromosomic Having a specified type or number of chromosomes chromosomically With reference to a type of chromosome chromosomin A protein, associated with chromosomes, present in the heads of fish sperm chromosomology The study of chromosomes chromosphere The faint pink extension of a star's atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere chromospheric Of or pertaining to the chromosphere chromospherically With regard to the chromosphere. chromostatin A secretory protein, derived from chromogranin, that modulates catecholamine secretion chromostereopsis A visual illusion whereby an impression of depth is conveyed in two-dimensional colour images, usually a combination of red with either green or blue. chromotherapeutic Of or pertaining to chromotherapy. chromotherapist A practitioner of chromotherapy. chromotherapy A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of color and light. chromothripsis A multiple of chromosomal rearrangements that is associated with some cancers. chromothriptic Relating to chromothripsis chromotrichia hair colouration chromotrichial Relating to chromotrichia chromotrope Any of a group of dyes that change colour under certain circumstances chromotropic Relating to chromotropism chromotropism orientation relative to a colour stimulus chromotropy Synonym of chromotropism. chromotype A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph chromotypic Relating to chromotypes; produced by chromotypy chromotypographic Relating to chromotypography. chromotypography Color printing: the printing of text in colour. chromotypy The production of chromotypes chromous of, relating to, or containing chromium, especially in oxidation state 2 chromovirus Any virus of the genus Chromovirus chromovitrectomy The use of stains to facilitate visualization of tissue during vitreoretinal surgery chromoxylograph A woodcut produced in colour. chromoxylographic Relating to chromoxylography. chromoxylography The art or technique of producing chromoxylographs. chromphyllite A monoclinic-prismatic emerald green mineral containing aluminum, barium, chromium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and silicon. chrompicotite A chromium-bearing variety of picotite. chromule Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll. chromy chrome-like chromyl The divalent radical CrO₂: or cation CrO₂²⁺ chron A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals. chronal Of or pertaining to time. chronally With regard to time. chronaxie The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell. chronaximeter An instrument used to measure chronaxie chronaximetry The measurement of chronaxies chroneme A basic, theoretical unit of sound that can distinguish words by duration only of a vowel or consonant. chronemic Relating to chronemics. chronemically In terms of chronemics. chronemics The study of the communicative function of time. chronesthesia The awareness of the passage of time, and of the past and future chronic Being problematic over an extended period of time. chronically In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree. chronicalness The state or quality of being chronical. chronicity The condition of being chronic. chronicization The prolongation of a pain or other medical condition chronicle A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time. chronicler A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles. chronicles A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible. chronicling The act by which something is chronicled. chronicon chronicle chronicular Of or pertaining to chronicles. chronid Any slug in the family Chronidae. chronification A transition from acute to chronic particularly when referring to pain or headache conditions chronified That has become chronic chronify To become chronic. chroniosuchian An extinct tetrapod of the order Chroniosuchia. chroniosuchid Any extinct reptile-like tetrapod in the family Chroniosuchidae. chronique A chronicle. chronist Synonym of chronicler, a person who produces a chronological account of history. Chronister A surname. chronistic Related to time or chronology, or to the presentation of events in a chronological fashion, or (especially) pertaining to the redactor of the Book of Chronicles. chronistically In a chronistic way or manner. chronnectome All the connections in the brain that change over time chronoamperogram The graphical output of chronoamperometry. chronoamperometric Of, relating to, or produced using chronoamperometry chronoamperometrically In terms of, or by means of, chronoamperometry. chronoamperometry An analytical technique in which an electric current is measured during the course of a titration chronobiogeographic Describing biogeographic characteristics that change over time. chronobiologic Of or pertaining to chronobiology chronobiological Pertaining to chronobiology. chronobiologically In terms of chronobiology. chronobiologist A person who is involved in chronobiology. chronobiology The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity chronobiometric Relating to the change of biometric data over time chronobiotic An agent that can cause phase adjustment of the body clock chronocentric Centred on a particular time period chronocentrism The perception that a particular time period is uniquely important or impactful. chronoception The perception or sense of time; time perception. chronochemotherapy chemotherapy applied in a circadian schedule chronocidal Serving to kill or waste time. chronocide The act of killing time. chronocinematography chronography by means of cinematography chronoclasm The intentional destruction of clocks and other time artifacts chronoclinal Relating to a chronocline chronoclinally In a chronoclinal manner chronocline A stratigraphic gradation that shows successive morphological changes in the members of a related group chronocomparator Synonym of time grapher. chronocoordinate At an equivalent time. chronocoulometric Of, relating to, or produced using chronocoulometry chronocoulometry coulometry as a function of time chronocultural Relating to the chronology of ancient cultures chronoculturally In a chronocultural manner chronocyclegraph A form of cyclegraph with the addition of an interrupter in the current, resulting in a dashed line that indicates speed as well as path of motion. chronocyte A hypothetical ancestor to eukaryotes, which is a cell that engulfed an archaeon and a bacterium. chronodisruption disruption to the circadian rhythm chronodisruptive That leads to chronodisruption chronodisruptor Anything that brings about chronodisruption chronodistich A chronogram having the form of a distich. chronoecological Relating to chronoecology chronoecology The study of the effects of time on ecosystems, especially the effects of periodicity chronofauna Fauna that lived only in a specific period in history. chronofaunal Relating to chronofauna. chronofile A historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life. chronogeneous Synonym of chronogenetic. chronogenesis The development of a group of organisms over time chronogenetic Relating to chronogenesis (or to chronological age) chronogenic Relating to chronogenesis. chronogeny The chronology of a thing's origin and development. chronogeographic In which a geographic location varies with time chronogeometric Of or pertaining to chronogeometry. chronogeometrical chronogeometric chronogeometry A form of relativistic geometry in which time is considered as a form of spatial coordinate chronogram A sentence or inscription whose letters, when interpreted according to a system (such as Roman numerals) in which letters correspond to numeric values, stand for a particular date (usually the date of inscription) when rearranged. chronogrammatic Relating to, or containing a chronogram chronogrammatical Synonym of chronogrammatic. chronogrammatically In a chronogrammatic manner chronogrammatist A writer of chronograms. chronogrammic Synonym of chronogrammatic. chronograph A chronogram. chronographer One who writes a chronography; a chronologer. chronographia Vivid representation of a certain historical or recurring time (such as a season) to create an illusion of reality. chronographic Of, pertaining to, or recorded via, a chronograph. chronographical chronographic chronographically In terms of or by means of chronography. chronography A description or record of past time; history. chronohorizon Synonym of marker horizon. chronohygiene The study of how work schedules affect the health of employees. chronohygienic Relating to chronohygiene.