Christy minstrels
a blackface troupe originated c.1843 by Edwin P. Christy in Buffalo, N.Y.; one of the first (along with Dan Emmett) to expand blackface from a solo act to a full minstrel show and bring it into the mainstream of American entertainment.
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- Chr.l
Christian Latin
- Chrom-
1. a combining form meaning “color,” used in the formation of compound words: chromhydrosis. 2. Chemistry. chrom- pref. Variant of chromo-.
- Chromaffin
[kroh-muh-fin] /ˈkroʊ mə fɪn/ adjective, Histology. 1. having an affinity for stains containing chromium salts, indicating the presence of epinephrine or norepinephrine. chromaffin chro·maf·fin (krō’mə-fĭn) adj. Staining a brownish yellow upon reaction with chromic salts. Used of certain cells in the medulla of the adrenal glands and in paraganglia.
- Chroma
[kroh-muh] /ˈkroʊ mə/ noun 1. the purity of a color, or its freedom from white or gray. 2. intensity of distinctive hue; saturation of a color. /ˈkrəʊmə/ noun 1. the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present See also saturation (sense […]
- Chromaffin body
chromaffin body n. See paraganglion.