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-chroic

-chroic suffix: producing or changing color in a certain way.

Suffix

-chroic

  1. Producing or changing color in a certain way.
  2. (rare) Having a certain complexion.

Origin of -chroic

From Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “color, complexion”) + -ic.

Questions about -chroic

What does -chroic mean?
-chroic means producing or changing color in a certain way.
What part of speech is -chroic?
-chroic is a suffix.

Words near -chroic in the dictionary

  1. -choo
  2. -chore
  3. -choron
  4. -chorous
  5. -chory
  6. -chroic
  7. -chrome
  8. -chronous
  9. -chu
  10. -ci-
  11. -ciclovir

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