Kromskop

K5R1O1M3S1K5O1P3

noun

A device used for taking colour photographs of specimens in pathology.

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Meanings

nounKromskop (plural Kromskops)

plural Kromskops

  1. historicalA device used for taking colour photographs of specimens in pathology.

Origin

Coined by American inventor Frederic Eugene Ives as a phonetic respelling of a compound formed from chrom- + -scope.

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APA

Kromskop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kromskop

MLA

“Kromskop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kromskop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kromskop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kromskop.

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