See Also: chromato-(medicine)
chromato-(dictionary)

chromato- (iou)



chromato- combining form of Greek khroma, -mat- colour: see -O-. Before a vowel chromat-. Cf. CHROMO-.
chromatolysis noun (Biology) the solution and disintegration of the chromatin of cell nuclei L19.
chromatophore noun (Biology) a cell or plastid containing pigment M19.
chromato'phoric adjective (Biology) of or pertaining to a chromatophore L19.
chroma'topsia noun (Medicine) abnormally coloured vision M19.