Etymology

holochroal

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Today it means: Having compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by shallow scleral walls; corneal membrane ends at lens edge Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) ← Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂wós
  3. Ancient Greekὅλος (hólos)
  4. Ancient Greekχρώς (khrṓs)
  5. English todayholochroal

From Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”) + English -al.

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