chroma | (noun) chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | Synonyms: intensity, saturation, vividness |
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chromaesthesia | (noun) a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations | Synonyms: chromesthesia |
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chromate | (noun) any salt or ester of chromic acid | - |
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chromatic | (adjective) being or having or characterized by hue | - |
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(adjective) based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones | - |
(adjective) able to refract light without spectral color separation | - |
chromatically | (adverb) with respect to color | - |
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chromaticity | (noun) the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength | Synonyms: hue |
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chromatid | (noun) one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis | - |
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chromatin | (noun) the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes | Synonyms: chromatin granule |
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chromatinic | (adjective) (of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains | - |
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chromatism | (noun) abnormal pigmentation | - |
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(noun) hallucinatory perception of colored lights | - |
chromatogram | (noun) the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography | - |
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chromatograph | (noun) equipment that enables a sophisticated separation, e.g. gas chromatographic or liquid chromatographic separation. | - |
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chromatographic | (adjective) of or relating to chromatography | Synonyms: chromatographical |
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chromatographical | (adjective) of or relating to chromatography | Synonyms: chromatographic |
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chromatographically | (adverb) by means of a chromatographic process | - |
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chromatography | (noun) a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency | - |
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chrome | (noun) another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments | - |
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(verb) treat with a chromium compound | - |
(verb) plate with chromium | Synonyms: chromium-plate |
chromesthesia | (noun) a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations | Synonyms: chromaesthesia |
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chromite | (noun) a brownish-black mineral; the major source of chromium | - |
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chromium | (noun) a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing | Synonyms: atomic number 24, Cr |
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chromoblastomycosis | (noun) a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin | - |
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chromogen | (noun) a compound that can be converted to a pigment | - |
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chromolithograph | (noun) a print made by chromolithography. | - |
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chromolithography | (noun) single- or multi-color lithography | - |
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chromophore | (noun) the chemical group that gives color to a molecule | - |
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chromoplast | (noun) plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids | - |
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chromosomal | (adjective) of or relating to a chromosome | - |
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chromosome | (noun) a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | - |
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chromosphere | (noun) a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun | - |
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chronic | (adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering | - |
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(adjective) persisting for a long time | Synonyms: continuing |
(adjective) habitual | Synonyms: inveterate |
chronically | (adverb) in a slowly developing and long lasting manner | - |
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(adverb) in a habitual and longstanding manner | Synonyms: inveterate |
chronicle | (noun) a record or narrative description of past events | Synonyms: account, history, story |
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(verb) record in chronological order; make a historical record | - |
chronicler | (noun) someone who writes chronicles | - |
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chronograph | (noun) an accurate timer for recording time | - |
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chronological | (adjective) relating to or arranged according to temporal order | - |
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chronologically | (adverb) with respect to chronology | - |
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chronologise | (verb) establish the order in time of something | Synonyms: chronologize |
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chronologize | (verb) establish the order in time of something | Synonyms: chronologise |
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chronology | (noun) the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events | - |
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(noun) a record of events in the order of their occurrence | - |
(noun) an arrangement of events in time | - |
chronometer | (noun) an accurate clock (especially used in navigation) | - |
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chronoscope | (noun) an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time | - |
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