Issue with dropdown menu on Custom List Form

Hello everyone,
Recently I created a custom list with a few lookup columns in it. When I open the form in Internet Explorer 9 or 10, the dropdowns pertaining to the lookup columns are extremently wide, even though each dropdown only contains 2 characters. However,
if I open the form in Google Chome, and Firefox, the dropdowns are displayed properly.
IE 9 Dropdown:
Chrome Dropdown:
If anybody has run into this issue and can point me in the right diretion, I will appreciate it. Thank you
Fausto Capellan, Jr - SharePoint Admin

Hi Fausto,
According to your description, my understanding is that the drop-down list boxes of the lookup column became wide when using IE 9 or 10.
Did you customize the list form in InfoPath?
Per my test, the width of the drop-down list boxes can be customized in InfoPath.
I tested in my environment, and the lookup column worked fine in IE 9 or 10.
I recommend to add the SharePoint site to Compatibility View in IE to see if the issue still occurs.
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