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chromism

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Definition of chromism

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)chromatism (the state of being colored)
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)chromatism (the state of being colored)
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any process that causes the color of a compound to change.
    “By adding mechanical stresses to the crystalline sample, regular structures disappeared, followed by luminescent chromism from orange to yellow.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) English chromo- Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English chromism From chromo- + -ism.

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