ENGLISH ROOT WORD: chrom-, -chroous, -chroic from Greek khroma

 

 

 

【chrom-, -chroous, -chroic】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "color"
from Greek "khroma"

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[WORD ROOT]root chrom
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] chrom, chroism, chroma, chrome, chromo, chromat, chroous
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) khroma
[MEANING]root color

 

 

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 khroma surface of the body, skin, color of the skin; color, complexion

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

achromat, chrom, chroma, chromatic, chromatin, chrome, chromium, chromophobia, chromophore, chromosome, dichroic, dichroism, dichromatic, monochromatic, monochrome, photochromy, trichromatic

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

achromat [noun] from achromat < chrom
【DEFINITION】 Also called : achromatic lens a lens designed to bring light of two chosen wavelengths to the same focal point, thus reducing chromatic aberration Compare apochromat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(an); not, without ⑵ chrom; color ⑶ at(ate); noun suffix

chrom [combining form] from chrom
【DEFINITION】  color
【ROOTs】 chrom; color

chroma [noun] from chroma < chrom
【DEFINITION】 the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present See also saturation (sense 4)
【PRIMARY MEANING】 intensity of distinctive hue, degree of departure of a color-sensation from that of white or gray
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 chroma(chrom); color

chromatic [adjective] from chrom
【DEFINITION】 In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 involving tones foreign to the normal tonality of the scale, not diatonic
【DERIVATIVEs】 chromatically, chromaticism, chromatic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrom; color ⑵ atic; adjective suffix

chromatin [noun] from chrom
【DEFINITION】 the part of the nucleus that consists of DNA and proteins, forms the chromosomes, and stains with basic dyes See also euchromatin, heterochromatin
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrom; color ⑵ at(ate); noun suffix ⑶ in; noun suffix

chrome [noun] from chrom
【DEFINITION】 Chrome is metal plated with chromium.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 chromium
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 chrome(chrom); -

chromium [noun] from chrom
【DEFINITION】 Chromium is a hard, shiny metallic element, used to make steel alloys and to coat other metals.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 chrome
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrom; color ⑵ ium; noun suffix

chromophobia [noun] from phobia
【DEFINITION】 ① (biology) The quality of being resistant to staining.
② (rare) Aversion to a colour or colours.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chromo(chrom); - ⑵ phobia; -

chromophore [noun] from chromophore < chrom
【DEFINITION】 an atom or group whose presence is responsible for the colour of a compound.
【DERIVATIVEs】 chromophoric, chromophore
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chrom; ⑵ phore;

 

chromosome [noun] from chromosome < chrom
【DEFINITION】 A chromosome is a part of a cell in an animal or plant. It contains genes which determine what characteristics the animal or plant will have.
【pl.】 chromosomes
【DERIVATIVEs】 chromosomal, chromosomally, chromosome
【ROOTs】 ⑴ chromo(chrom); color ⑵ soma; body

dichroic [adjective] from dichroic < chrom
【DEFINITION】 (of a solution or uniaxial crystal) exhibiting dichroism
【SYNONYM】 dichromatic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ di; twice, double ⑵ chro(chrom); color ⑶ ic; adjective suffix

dichroism [noun] from dichroic < chrom
【DEFINITION】 Also called : dichromaticism a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light See also pleochroism
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ di; twice, double ⑵ chro(chrom); color ⑶ ism; ideology

dichromatic [adjective] from dichromatic < chrom
【DEFINITION】 Also : dichroic having or consisting of only two colours
【SYNONYM】 dichroic
【ROOTs】 ⑴ di; twice, double ⑵ chrom; color ⑶ atic; adjective suffix

monochromatic [adjective] from monochrome < chrom
【DEFINITION】 Also : homochromatic (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength
【PRIMARY MEANING】 of one color, consisting of light of one wavelength
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mono; one, single ⑵ chrom; - ⑶ atic; suffix

monochrome [adjective] from monochrome < chrom
【DEFINITION】 A monochrome film, photograph, or television shows black, white, and shades of grey, but no other colours.
【DERIVATIVEs】 monochromic, monochromical, monochromist, monochrome
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mono; one, single ⑵ chrome(chrom); color

photochromy [noun] from photochromy < chrom
【DEFINITION】 The art or process of reproducing colours by photography.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ photo; light ⑵ chrom; color ⑶ y; noun suffix

trichromatic [adjective] from trichromatic < chrom
【DEFINITION】 involving the combination of three primary colours in the production of any colour
【ROOTs】 ⑴ tri; three ⑵ chrom; color ⑶ atic; adjective suffix

Other word list containing chrom-, -chroous, -chroic; monochromist, monochromic, monochromical, achromatic, achromatism, achromatopsia, achromatopsic, amphichroic, apochromat, auxochrome, chromatid, chromatophore, chromogen, chromolithography, heliochrome, heterochromatic, heterochromatin, microchromosome, photochromism, pleochroism, polychromatic, polychrome, trichroism, trichromic, chromophoric

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

child
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
change
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celer-
cel-
cede-, cess-
caus, cuse

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: child from Old English cild

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