- mon|o|chro|ic
- mon|o|chro|ic «MON uh KROH ihk», adjective.of one color; monochromatic: »
Arterial blood is monochroic (James Cagney).
╂[< Greek monóchroos having one color (< mónos one + chróā color)]
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mon´o|chro|mat´i|cal|ly — mon|o|chro|mat|ic «MON uh kroh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. having or showing one color only. 2. (of light) consisting of one wave length: »The use of monochromatic light…does not improve the acuity of the eye to more than a very small extent (Science … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|mat|ic — «MON uh kroh MAT ihk», adjective. 1. having or showing one color only. 2. (of light) consisting of one wave length: »The use of monochromatic light…does not improve the acuity of the eye to more than a very small extent (Science News). 3.… … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|ma|tic|i|ty — «MON uh KROH muh TIHS uh tee», noun. the degree, or quality of being monochromatic … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|ma|tism — «MON uh KROH muh tihz uhm», noun. color blindness in which none of the primary colors can be seen; total color blindness … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|ma|tor — «MON uh KROH muh tuhr», noun. an instrument which can isolate and transmit a beam of monochromatic, or nearly monochromatic, light, especially for analyzing radiation spectra … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|mat — «MON uh KROH mat», noun. a person having monochromatism … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|mic — «MON uh KROH mihk», adjective. of a single color … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|chro|mist — «MON uh KROH mihst», noun. a person who paints or draws in monochrome … Useful english dictionary
chro|mon|e|ma — «kroh MON uh muh», noun, plural ma|ta « muh tuh». one of the fine filaments, often coiled, of which chromosomes are composed. ╂[< chromo + Greek nêma thread, yard] … Useful english dictionary
chro|mon — «KROH mon», noun. Nuclear Physics. a hypothetical constituent of quarks that determines the property of color: »The color of the composite system is determined by preons called chromon… (Scientific American). ╂[< chrom + on] … Useful english dictionary
