I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌmi(ə)r noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chrom- + -mere; originally formed as French chromomère or German chromomer
anatomy : the highly refractile portion of a thrombocyte or blood platelet — compare hyalomere
II. noun
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: one of the visible enlargements of the chromonema at which nucleoproteins appear to be concentrated, by some held to be the physical seat of the genes and by others considered optical artifacts due to the coiled state of the chromonema — compare chromosome
• chro·mo·mer·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|merik, -mir- adjective