WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chrom-,
- a combining form meaning "color,'' used in the formation of compound words:chromhydrosis.
- 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.
- def. 2, for chromium def. 1, for Greek chrôma color (see chroma)
'chrom-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chromaffin
- chromate
- chrome
- chromhidrosis
- chromic
- chrominance
- chromite
- chromo
- chromo-
- chromous
- chromy
- chromyl
- dichromic
- homochrome
- hypochromia
- photochromic
- synchromism