chromosome
English
/ˈkɹəʊ.məˌsəʊm/, /ˈkɹoʊməˌsoʊm/
noun
Definitions
- (cytology) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Chromosom derived from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (colour, color) root from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (swell, crowd, grow, become strong, be strong).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tewh₂-
Gloss
swell, crowd, grow, become strong, be strong
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achromosomal English
- achromous English
- axosomatic English
- chroma English
- chromameter English
- chromascope English
- chromatid English
- chromato- English
- chromosomal English
- chromosomally English
- chromosomed English
- chromosomic English
- chromosomically English
- chromosomology English
- chromule English
- dendrosomatic English
- detumesce English
- detumescence English
- detumescent English
- diplochromosome English
- epichromosomal English
- euchromosome English
- exochromosomal English
- extrachromosomal English
- heterochromosomal English
- heterochromosome English
- idiochromosome English
- interchromosomal English
- interchromosome English
- interchromosomic English
- intestosomatic English
- intrachromosomal English
- intrachromosome English
- intrachromosomic English
- intumescence English
- isochromosomal English
- isochromosome English
- macrochromosomal English
- macrochromosome English
- microchromosomal English
- microchromosome English
- midchromosomal English
- midchromosome English
- minichromosomal English
- minichromosome English
- monochromosomal English
- monochromosome English
- monochromosomic English
- multichromosomal English
- multichromosome English
- nanochromosome English
- neochromosome English
- neurosome English
- nonchromosomal English
- perichromosomal English
- pseudochromosomal English
- pseudochromosome English
- soma English
- somatically English
- somatology English
- subchromosomal English
- transchromosomal English
- transchromosomic English
- tumefaction English
- tumescent English
- tumulus English
- unichromosomal English
- chrōmium Latin
- griseochromogenes Latin
- intumēscēns Latin
- obturo Latin
- olīva Latin
- tomentum Latin
- tuber Latin
- tuccetum Latin
- tuccētum Latin
- tumesco Latin
- tumor Latin
- tumultus Latin
- tumultuōsus Latin
- tumulus Latin
- turgeo Latin
- turio Latin
- tutulus Latin
- Chromatin German
- Chromosom German
- cromo Italian
- cromo- Italian
- chromo- Dutch, Flemish
- chromosoom Dutch, Flemish
- chrome French
- tumulte French
- хроматогра́фия Russian
- хромосо́ма Russian
- cromado Spanish, Castilian
- cromar Spanish, Castilian
- Σωκράτης Ancient Greek
- Σωσίπατρος Ancient Greek
- Σωσιγένης Ancient Greek
- Τιτυός Ancient Greek
- σαόω Ancient Greek
- συσσῴζω Ancient Greek
- σωματικός Ancient Greek
- σωστός Ancient Greek
- σωτήρ Ancient Greek
- σωτηρία Ancient Greek
- σῶμα Ancient Greek
- σῶστρα Ancient Greek
- σῶτρον Ancient Greek
- τίτυρος Ancient Greek
- τύμβος Ancient Greek
- τύφη Ancient Greek
- χρωμάτινος Ancient Greek
- χρῶμα Ancient Greek
- ἄσωτος Ancient Greek
- *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰreu Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrew- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrēw- Proto-Indo-European
- *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *tewtéh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *ti-tuh₂-o- Proto-Indo-European
- *tum- Proto-Indo-European
- *tum-éh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *tweh₂-u-s Proto-Indo-European
- kromosom Norwegian Bokmål
- cromo Portuguese
- cromo- Portuguese
- kromosom Swedish
- kromosom Norwegian Nynorsk
- tomben Middle English
- trifle Middle English
- crómasóm Irish
- crómasómach Irish
- crómatach Irish
- kromosom Danish
- kromosom Serbo-Croatian
- crom Catalan, Valencian
- tobo Galician
- toco Galician
- tosca Galician
- touca Galician
- touceira Galician
- toucelo Galician
- touciño Galician
- touza Galician
- توان Persian
- โครโมโซม Thai
- σωματικός Greek (modern)
- χρώμα Greek (modern)
- chroma Translingual
- թուխ Old Armenian
- touço Old Portuguese
- kromosomu Swahili
- *tūβos Proto-Italic
- *tūtā Proto-Albanian
- kromosom Farefare
- soma
- chroma
- tumulus
- chromule
- tumescent
- neurosome
- achromous
- chromato-
- chromatid
- detumesce
- somatology
- axosomatic
- somatically
- detumescent
- chromosomal
- chromosomic
- chromascope
- chromosomed
- chromameter
- tumefaction
- achromosomal
- intumescence
- euchromosome
- detumescence
- isochromosome
- midchromosome
- chromosomally
- dendrosomatic
- neochromosome
- unichromosomal
- idiochromosome
- nonchromosomal
- nanochromosome
- isochromosomal
- chromosomology
- midchromosomal
- exochromosomal
- subchromosomal
- epichromosomal
- intestosomatic
- monochromosome
- minichromosome
- macrochromosome
- perichromosomal
- multichromosome
- intrachromosome
- monochromosomic
- microchromosome
- minichromosomal
- interchromosome
- monochromosomal
- chromosomically
- diplochromosome
- macrochromosomal
- heterochromosome
- intrachromosomic
- transchromosomic
- extrachromosomal
- microchromosomal
- intrachromosomal
- interchromosomal
- pseudochromosome
- transchromosomal
- interchromosomic
- multichromosomal
- heterochromosomal
- pseudochromosomal