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Chromo

//ˈkɹəʊməʊ// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 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 )."

Noun
  1. 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. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortened from chromolithograph.

Etymology 2

Shortened from chromodomain.

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