"pertaining to a chrysalis," 1801, see chrysalis + -id. As a noun variant of chrysalis, 1620s, perhaps from French chrysalide.
chrono-
chronograph
chronological
chronology
chronometer
chrysalid
chrysalis
chrysanthemum
chryselephantine
Chrysler
chryso-
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