Defn: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chromium, when this element has a valence lower than that in chromic compounds. Chromous acid, a bluish gray powder, CrO.OH, of weak acid properties and regard as an acid.
CHROMULE
Chro"mule, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A general name for coloring matter of plants other than chlorophyll, especially that of petals.
CHRONIC
Chron"ic, a. Etym: [L. chronicus, Gr. chronique.]
1. Relating to time; according to time.
2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual. Chronic disease, one which is inveterate, of long continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an acute disease, which speedly terminates.
CHRONICAL
Chron"ic*al, a.
Defn: Chronic.
Partly on a chronical, and partly on a topical method. J. A.
Alexander.
CHRONICLE Chron"i*cle, n. Etym: [OE. cronicle, fr. cronique, OF. cronique, F. chronique, L. chronica, fr. Gr. Chronic.]
1. An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.