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chromophobic

chromophobic adjective: resistant to staining.

Adjective

chromophobic (comparative more chromophobic, superlative most chromophobic)

  1. resistant to staining
  2. Relating to chromophobia.
  3. Tending to avoid interactions with gluons or participate in the strong nuclear force.

Forms of chromophobic

comparativemore chromophobic
superlativemost chromophobic

Origin of chromophobic

From chromo- + -phobic or chromophobia + -ic.

Questions about chromophobic

What does chromophobic mean?
Chromophobic means resistant to staining.
What part of speech is chromophobic?
Chromophobic is an adjective.

Words near chromophobic in the dictionary

  1. chromophilous
  2. chromophils
  3. chromophobe
  4. chromophobes
  5. chromophobia
  6. chromophobic
  7. chromophonic
  8. chromophore
  9. chromophores
  10. chromophoric
  11. chromophorically

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