MELANOPHORE

Meaning of MELANOPHORE in English

/meuh lan"euh fawr', -fohr', mel"euh neuh-/ , n. Biol.

a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.

[ 1900-05; MELANO- + -PHORE ]

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MELANOPHORE — noun Date: 1903 a melanin-containing cell especially of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELANOPHORE — ˈmelənəˌfō(ə)r, mə̇ˈlan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: melan- + -phore : a chromatophore containing melanin : a black or brown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELANOPHORE — noun Date: 1903 : a melanin-containing cell especially of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MELANOPHORE — [me.la.no.phore] n (1903): a melanin-containing cell esp. of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
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MELANOPHORE — меланофор
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MELANOPHORE — меланофор
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MELANOPHORE — меланофор (клетка, содержащая меланин, но сама не способная его синтезировать)
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MELANOPHORE — n. Pronunciation: m ə - ' la-n ə - ˌ fo ̇ r, ' me-l ə -n ə - Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MELANOPHORE-STIMULATING HORMONE — noun see melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELANOBLAST — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1901 a cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte or melanophore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MELANOPHORIC — adjective see melanophore
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE — ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ -, ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ - noun : either of two vertebrate hormones of …
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MELANIRIDOSOME — ˌmeləˌnīˈridəˌsōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: melan ophore + irido phore + -some : a multiple or compound chromatophore with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MELANOBLAST — /meuh lan"euh blast', mel"euh neuh-/ , n. Biol. an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte. [ 1900-05; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MELANOBLAST — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1901 : a cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte or melanophore
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE — [melanocyte-stimulating hormone] n (1953): either of two vertebrate hormones of the pituitary gland esp. of reptiles and amphibians that darken …
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MELANOBLAST — [me.la.no.blast] n [ISV] (1901): a cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte or melanophore
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MELAN- — [melan-] or melano- comb form [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL, fr. Gk, fr. melan-, melas; perh. akin to Lith melynas …
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CHAMELEON — any member of the reptile family Chamaeleontidae, a group of Old World, primarily tree-dwelling lizards characterized chiefly by their ability …
Britannica English vocabulary
МЕЛАНОФОР — melanophore
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