chromo-

US/kɹoʊmoʊ-/US/kɹoʊmə-/

prefix

color

OriginAncient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. color
  2. chemistrychromium
  3. quantum chromodynamicsnatural sciencescolor; property of quarks and gluons that is related to the particles' strong interactions in the theory of quantum chromodynamics
  4. biochemistrychromatin

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  3. Englishchromo-

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

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Translations

Hungarian kromo-
  • kromo-color
Persian فام
  • فام (fâm-)color
Polish chromo-, chromato-
  • chromo-color
  • chromato-color
Portuguese cromo-
  • cromo-color
Cite this entry
APA

chromo-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromo-

MLA

“chromo-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromo-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chromo-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chromo-.

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