Etymology

chromule

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Today it means: Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρῶμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρῶμα“colour”
  2. English todaychromule

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) and ὕλη (húlē, “matter”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχρῶμα all →

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