CHROMATOPHORE


Meaning of CHROMATOPHORE in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chromato- +ˌfō(ə)r noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chromat- + -phore

1. : a pigment-bearing cell ; especially : one of those cells in the integument of various animals capable of changing the apparent pigmentation of the skin by expanding or contracting

2. : a chromoplast or chloroplast

• chro·mato·phor·ic  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|fȯrik or chro·ma·toph·o·rous |krōmə|täf(ə)rəs adjective

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