Chromidium

/kroʊˈmɪdiəm/ noun

Definition

Granular material found in the nucleus of certain cells, particularly visible in bacteria and some lower organisms; the material that stains with colored dyes.

Etymology

From Greek 'chroma' (color) plus '-idium' (a diminutive suffix); named for its property of readily absorbing colored stains under microscopic observation.

Kelly Says

Chromidium was one of biology's early visual discoveries—before DNA sequencing, scientists could only see cells through staining, so they named everything by its color properties rather than its chemical nature.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮሚዲየም
kro-mee-dee-um
ARالعربية
كروميديوما
kro-mee-dee-oo-mah
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমাইডিয়াম
kro-mai-dee-um
CACatalà
cromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
CSČeština
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
DADansk
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
DEDeutsch
Chromidion
kro-mee-dee-on
ELΕλληνικά
χρωμιδιο
hro-mee-dee-oh
ESEspañol
cromidio
kroh-mee-dee-oh
FAفارسی
کرومیدیوم
kro-mee-dee-um
FISuomi
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
FRFrançais
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
GUGU
ક્રોમિડીયમ
kro-mee-dee-um
HAHA
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
HEעברית
כרומידיום
kro-mee-dee-um
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमिडियम
kro-mee-dee-um
HUMagyar
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
IGIG
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
ITItaliano
cromidio
kro-mee-dee-oh
JA日本語
クロミジウム
Kuro-mi-ji-umu
KKKK
хромидий
hro-mee-dee-y
KMKM
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
KO한국어
크로미디움
keu-ro-mi-dee-um
MRMR
क्रोमिडियम
kro-mee-dee-um
MSBahasa Melayu
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုမီဒီယမ်
kree-mee-dee-ee-am
NLNederlands
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
NONorsk
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮਿਡੀਅਮ
kro-mee-dee-um
PLPolski
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
PTPortuguês
cromidio
kro-mee-dee-oh
RORomână
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
RUРусский
хромидиум
hro-mee-dee-um
SVSvenska
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
SWKiswahili
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
TAதமிழ்
கிறோமீடியம்
ki-ro-mee-dee-um
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమిడియం
kro-mee-dee-um
THไทย
โครมิดิอियम
kroh-mee-dee-ee-um
TLTL
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
TRTürkçe
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
UKУкраїнська
хромідій
hro-mee-dee-y
URاردو
کرومیدیئم
kro-mee-dee-um
VITiếng Việt
chromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
YOYO
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um
ZH中文
染色体小体
shāngxìng tǐ xiǎo tǐ
ZUZU
kromidium
kro-mee-dee-um

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