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chromosomal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌkɹəʊməˈsəʊməl/
  • UK: /-zəʊməl/
  • US: /ˌkɹoʊməˈsoʊməl/
  • US: /-zoʊməl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊməl
  • CMU ARPABET: K R OW1 M AH0 S OW2 M AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to chromosomes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to a chromosome

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • chromosomal defect

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From chromosome + -al.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cromosòmic — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Catalan: cromosomàtic — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 染色體的 /染色体的 (rǎncètǐ de) — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Danish: kromosomal — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Dutch: chromosomaal — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Esperanto: kromosoma — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Finnish: kromosomaalinen — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Finnish: kromosomi- — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • French: chromosomique — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Galician: cromosómico — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • German: chromosomal — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Irish: crómasómach — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Italian: cromosomico — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Japanese: 染色体の (senshokutai no) — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Kazakh: хромосомалық (xromosomalyq) — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Polish: chromosomowy — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Polish: chromosomalny — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Portuguese: cromossomático — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Portuguese: cromossómico — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Romanian: cromozomic — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Russian: хромосо́мный (xromosómnyj) — of, or relating to chromosomes
  • Spanish: cromosómico — of, or relating to chromosomes