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chromo

1

[kroh-moh]

noun

plural

chromos 
  1. chromolithograph.



chromo-

2
  1. variant of chrom- before a consonant.

    chromophore.

chromo-

1

combining form

  1. indicating colour, coloured, or pigment

    chromogen

  2. indicating chromium

    chromyl

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chromo

2

/ ˈ°ì°ùəʊ³¾É™ÊŠ /

noun

  1. short for chromolithograph

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of chromo1

By shortening; -o
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of chromo1

from Greek °ì³ó°ùų¾²¹ colour
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Example Sentences

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However, when the authors tracked the prevalence of sequences corresponding to inheritance of the parental Watson or Crick strand of a particular chromo some, they noticed that the tumours contained one of these two strands more often than would be expected by chance.

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Maersk Growth, the shipping company’s venture investment arm, is leading a $21.6 million Series A funding round in New York City-based Loadsmart, together with Connor Capital SB and Chromo Invest.

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In their 2015 study, “Chromo Therapy: An Effective Treatment Option or Just a Myth? Critical Analysis on the Effectiveness of Chromo Therapy,†Somia Gul, Rabia Khalid Nadeem and Anum Aslam, from the school of pharmacy at Jinnah University for Women in Pakistan, looked at the physiological and emotional effects of color therapy on 200 people ages 15 to 36.

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Their findings concluded that although not widely understood, chromo therapy should be “recognized and adopted by physicians†as an “effective and potent complementary treatment option†for those undergoing conventional forms of treatment.

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Chromo therapy, also known as color therapy, is the practice of using certain colors to stimulate various emotions and to improve health, and it is something that many architects and designers have long recognized as having psychological benefits.

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When To Use

What does chromo- mean?

Chromo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “color.†It is used in many medical and scientific terms.Chromo- comes from the Greek ³¦³ó°ùô³¾²¹, meaning “color†and is the source of the words chroma and chrome, among many others. The chemical element chromium is so named for the colorful compounds the metal can form.Chromo- is a variant of chrom-, as in chromesthesia, used when combined with words or word elements beginning with a consonant.Want to know more? Read our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use chrom- article.A corresponding form of chromo- and chrom- combined to the end of words is -chrome, as in polychrome.Closely related to chromo- are the combining forms chromato- and chromat-.

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