CHROMATOPHORE


Meaning of CHROMATOPHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ krō-ˈma-tə-ˌfȯr, krə- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1859

1. : a pigment-bearing cell ; especially : one of the cells of an animal integument capable of causing integumentary color changes by expanding or contracting

2. : the organelle of photosynthesis in photosynthetic bacteria (as the cyanobacteria) ; broadly : chromoplast , chloroplast

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