stromal

stro·mal
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UK/ˈstɹəʊ̯.məl/Canada, US/ˈstɹoʊ̯.məl/Australia/ˈstɹəʉ̯.məl/New Zealand/ˈstɹɐʉ̯.məl/

adjective

Of or relating to a stroma.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English stroma ← Latin strōma →
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Meanings

adjectivestromal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a stroma.
  2. not comparableOf or relating to sister chromatid cohesion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*stérh₃mn̥
  4. Proto-Hellenic*strṓmə
  5. Ancient Greekστρῶμα (strôma)
  6. Latinstrōma
  7. Englishstroma
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishstromal

From stroma + -al.

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Translations

French stromal
  • stromalof or relating to a stroma
Italian stromale
  • stromaleof or relating to a stroma
Portuguese estromal
  • estromalof or relating to a stroma
Spanish estromal
  • estromalof or relating to a stroma

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stromal

chromosomaldomalheterochromosomalpseudochromosomalstomaltetranucleosomaltrinucleosomal
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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