chromato-

a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words in this sense and in the specialized sense of “chromatin”: chromatophore; chromatolysis.
Also especially before a vowel, chromat-.

Origin of chromato-

< Greek chromat-, stem of chrôma color + -o-

Words nearby chromato-

chromatics, chromatid, chromatin, chromatin body, chromatism, chromato-, chromatogenous, chromatogram, chromatograph, chromatography, chromatology

British Dictionary definitions for chromato-

chromato-

before a vowel chromat-

combining form

indicating colour or coloured chromatophore
indicating chromatin chromatolysis

Word Origin for chromato-

from Greek khrōma, khrōmat- colour

Medical definitions for chromato-

chromato-

pref.

Color:chromatophore.
Chromatin:chromatolysis.