chlorosis
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Definition of chlorosis
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable)An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green coloration of the skin.
“The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.”
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noun
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(countable)An anaemia, due to deficiency of iron, characterized by a yellow-green coloration of the skin.
“The effects of hemoglobin in anemia and chlorosis, and even in tuberculosis, are due to its triple action; it acts opotherapeutically, through the blood oxydases, which it contains when properly prepared.”
- (uncountable)A yellowing of plant tissue due to loss or absence of chlorophyll.
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Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin; by surface analysis, chlor- + -osis, where chlor- in this instance refers to pale yellow-green colorations and not to chlorine.
Words you can make from chlorosis
139 playable · top: ISOCHORS (13 pts)
Best play isochors 13 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
14 words5-letter words
28 words- CHIRO 10 pts
- CHOIL 10 pts
- CHOIR 10 pts
- CHOLI 10 pts
- CHOLO 10 pts
- COHOS 10 pts
- ICHOR 10 pts
- LOCHS 10 pts
- HOLOS 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SHOOL 8 pts
- SHOOS 8 pts
- SHORL 8 pts
- SHRIS 8 pts
- SLOSH 8 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- COLOR 7 pts
- COOLS 7 pts
- CROSS 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOCOS 7 pts
- LORIS 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
- ROILS 5 pts
- SILOS 5 pts
- SOILS 5 pts
- SOLOS 5 pts
4-letter words
44 words- CHIS 9 pts
- COHO 9 pts
- COSH 9 pts
- ICHS 9 pts
- LICH 9 pts
- LOCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- HISS 7 pts
- HOLO 7 pts
- HOLS 7 pts
- HOSS 7 pts
- OOHS 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- SHOO 7 pts
- SHRI 7 pts
- SOHS 7 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- COLS 6 pts
- COOL 6 pts
- COOS 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- COSS 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- LOCO 6 pts
- LOCS 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- ROCS 6 pts
- SICS 6 pts
- LOOS 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OLIO 4 pts
- ROIL 4 pts
- ROOS 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
- SOLO 4 pts
- SOLS 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HOO 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- OHO 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- OOH 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- COL 5 pts
- COO 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- LOC 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- LOO 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
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