chromosomicadj.
/ˌkrəʊməˈsəʊmɪk/, /ˌkrəʊməˈzəʊmɪk/, U.S. /ˌkroʊməˈsoʊmɪk/, /ˌkroʊməˈzoʊmɪk/ Of, relating to, or affecting a chromosome or chromosomes.chromosomal adj. is now the more usual term.
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chromosomic1893
chromosomal1895
1893 Jrnl. Morphol. 8 304 I have not been able to discover how this welding of the chromosomic substance takes place.
1932 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 110 212 In other plants, such as cucumber, tomato and some nicotians, such resistance has been shown..to have a genetic, i.e., a chromosomic basis.
2002 Times (Nexis) 18 June Embryo research at his centre aims to discover chromosomic abnormalities, using only embryos unsuitable for transfer or freezing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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adj.1893- mother queller
- mother quelling
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- mother sheep
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- mother star
- mother stone
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- mother suppository
- mother surrogate
- mother tincture
- mother tongue
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- mother wasp
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- mother's blessing