[ 'krəʊmətɪd ]
■ noun Biology each of the two identical thread-like strands into which a chromosome divides during cell division.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Gk khrōma , khrōmat- 'colour' + -id 2 .
[ 'krəʊmətɪd ]
■ noun Biology each of the two identical thread-like strands into which a chromosome divides during cell division.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Gk khrōma , khrōmat- 'colour' + -id 2 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004