Chromo

//ˈkɹəʊməʊ// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A color print produced by chromolithography. historical
"All Nature is smiling, in fact, with one large, comprehensive smile, exactly like a first-class PRANG chromo with a fresh coat of varnish upon it."
2
A prostitute. Australia
"That dried-up lady snob lived behind lace curtains all her life. She's of no more importance than a chromo."

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the chromodomain, a protein structural domain associated with chromatin production not-comparable
"HP1 shares an ~50-amino acid NH 2 -terminal sequence motif, the chromo domain, with polycomb, an important regulatory gene that functions in the stable repression of homeotic genes during Drosophila development (28 )."

Synonyms

beau broad courtesan creature of the night drab gigolo

Example

"All Nature is smiling, in fact, with one large, comprehensive smile, exactly like a first-class PRANG chromo with a fresh coat of varnish upon it."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortened from chromolithograph.

Etymology 2

Shortened from chromodomain.

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