Usually means: DNA strands containing genetic information.
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General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. chromosome: Merriam-Webster
  2. chromosome: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. chromosome: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. chromosome: Collins English Dictionary
  5. chromosome: Vocabulary.com
  6. Chromosome, chromosome: Wordnik
  7. chromosome: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. chromosome: Wiktionary
  9. chromosome: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. chromosome: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. chromosome: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. chromosome: Dictionary.com
  13. chromosome: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. chromosome: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Chromosome (genetic algorithm), Chromosome: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Chromosome: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. chromosome: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. chromosome: Rhymezone
  19. chromosome, chromosome (m): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. chromosome: FreeDictionary.org
  21. chromosome: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. chromosome: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. chromosome: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chromosome: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chromosome: Encyclopedia

Medicine (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. chromosome: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Chromosome: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Chromosome(s): Merck Manuals
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine (No longer online)
  8. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  9. Chromosome: Glossary of Lymphoma Terms
  10. Chromosome: Breast Cancer Glossary of Medical Terms
  11. AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
  12. Chromosome: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  13. chromosome: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  14. Microbial Genetics Glossary (No longer online)
  15. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  16. A-Z Family health glossary (No longer online)
  17. chromosome: Medical dictionary
  18. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  19. WeMove Glossary of Terms (No longer online)
  20. Chromosome: Drug Medical Dictionary
  21. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)
  22. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)

Science (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. Chromosome: Biology dictionary
  3. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  4. Tree of Life Glossary (No longer online)
  5. Glossary of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  6. chromosome: Evolution Glossary
  7. chromosome: Natural History Terms
  8. AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chromosome: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dairy Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See chromosomal as well.)

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noun:  (cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism.

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