Etymology

hyperchromic

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Today it means: Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment. Full definition →

English chromo- ← Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  8. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  9. Englishchromo-
  10. English todayhyperchromic

From hyper- + chromo- + -ic.

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