PHYTOCHROME


Meaning of PHYTOCHROME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī-tə-ˌkrōm ]

noun

Date: 1960

: any of a group of proteins bound to light-absorbing pigments in many plants that play a role in initiating floral and developmental processes when activated by red or near-infrared radiation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.