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chromule

chromule noun: any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.

Noun

chromule (countable and uncountable, plural chromules)

  1. (dated) Any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.

Forms of chromule

pluralchromules

Origin of chromule

From Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) and ὕλη (húlē, “matter”).

Questions about chromule

What does chromule mean?
Chromule means any colouring matter in plants other than chlorophyll, and especially in the petals.
What part of speech is chromule?
Chromule is a noun.
What is the plural of chromule?
The plural of chromule is chromules.

Words near chromule in the dictionary

  1. chromoxylographic
  2. chromoxylographs
  3. chromoxylography
  4. chromphyllite
  5. chrompicotite
  6. chromule
  7. chromules
  8. chromy
  9. chromyl
  10. chromyl chloride
  11. chromyls

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