chromato-
a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words in this sense and in the specialized sense of “chromatin”: chromatophore; chromatolysis.
Origin of chromato-
1<Greek chromat-, stem of chrôma color + -o-
- Also especially before a vowel, chromat-.
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British Dictionary definitions for chromato-
chromato-
combining form
indicating colour or coloured: chromatophore
indicating chromatin: chromatolysis
Origin of chromato-
1from Greek khrōma, khrōmat- colour
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