CHROMOPHOBE


Meaning of CHROMOPHOBE in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chromo- +ˌfōb adjective

or chro·mo·pho·bic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fōbik also -äb-

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chrom- + -phobe, -phobic

biology : not readily absorbing stains : difficult to stain

• chro·mo·pho·by ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfōbē, krōˈmäfəbē noun -es

II. noun

( -s )

: a chromophobe cell especially in the pituitary gland

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.