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a·chro·mic
 achromic
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- pronunciation:
- eI
kro
mihk
- features:
- Word Parts
The word achromic
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
chrom, chromo, chromato, -chrome
Greek
root
that means color, pigment; the element chromium or the substance chromatin
Example words:
achromatic, achromic, bichromate, chroma, chromate, chromatic, chromatics, chromatin, chrome, chromic, chromium, chromolithograph, chromolithography, chromosome, chromosphere, chromous, dichromatic, dichromic, hemochromatosis, Mercurochrome, monochromatic, monochrome, panchromatic, photochromic, polychrome
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