Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chromo-

/kɹoʊmoʊ-/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
chro-mo-
IPA
/kɹoʊmoʊ-/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

color

prefix

chromium

prefix

color; property of quarks and gluons that is related to the particles' strong interactions in the theory of quantum chromodynamics

prefix

chromatin

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɹoʊmoʊ-/

Phrases

chromo-carbon chromo-chloride chromo-cyanotype chromo-glucose

Questions

How do you pronounce chromo-?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹoʊmoʊ-/.
What does chromo- mean?
color
Where does chromo- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce chromo-

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