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chrom-

  1. a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words.

    chromhydrosis.

  2. Chemistry.

    1. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds in which chromium is present.

    2. a combining form that, when prefixed to the name of a chemical compound, denotes its colored form.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of chrom-1

The Greek word ô “color” ( chroma ) underlies chrom- def. 1; chrom- def. 2 is derived from chromium
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Example Sentences

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Nintendo also revealed new echo fighters — slightly different versions of existing fighters — in the form of Dark Samus, Richter Belmont, and Chrom from Fire Emblem.

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One nefarious foe after another threatens Prince Chrom and his merry band, including your own main character whose story is inextricably woven into the threads of time and destiny.

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Thus the principal component parts are:—Sand; chalk; potash; brimstone; arsenic, mixed with various colors, regulated by the principal:—Uran oxide; cobalt oxide; coppré oxide; nickel oxide; chrom oxide; minium; tin oxide.

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And if it were not far too great audacity in me to speak again, I would say," quoth the leech, "that all Perth knows that the Gow Chrom never was the maiden's choice, but fairly forced upon her by her father.

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Say yet—oh, say yet—she shall be mine if we gain the combat, and not the Gow Chrom himself, whose heart is of a piece with his anvil, ever went to battle so light as I shall do!

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When To Use

does chrom- mean?

Chrom- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “color.” In chemistry, chrom- specifically indicates a substance that contains chromium or a colored form of a substance.Chrom- comes from the Greek ô, meaning “color” and is the source of the words chroma and chrome, among many others. The chemical element chromium is so named for colorful compounds the metal can form. are variants of chrom-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a consonant, chrom- becomes chromo-, as in chromosome.A corresponding form of chrom- combined to the end of words is -chrome, as in polychrome.Closely related to chrom- are the combining forms chromato- and chromat-.

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