chrom-


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

  2. Chemistry.

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

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

Origin of chrom-

1
The Greek word chrôma “color” (see chroma) underlies def. 1; def. 2 is derived from chromium

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How to use chrom- in a sentence

  • Few of the crofters have ploughs; they work their crofts by means of the "cas-chrom" (see illustration).

    Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire | John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot