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chromatophore
[ kruh-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, kroh-muh-tuh‑ ]
noun
- Zoology. a cell containing pigment, especially one that through contraction and expansion produces a temporary color, as in cuttlefishes.
- Botany. one of the colored plastids in plant cells.
chromatophore
/ ˈkrəʊmətəˌfɔː; ˌkrəʊməˈtɒfərəs /
noun
- a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
- See chromoplastanother name for chromoplast
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Derived Forms
- ˌchromatoˈphoric, adjective
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Other Words From
- chro·mat·o·phor·ic [kr, uh, -mat-, uh, -, fawr, -ik, ‑-, for, -ik, kroh, -m, uh, -t, uh, ‑], chro·ma·toph·or·ous [kroh-m, uh, -, tof, -er-, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chromatophore1
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Example Sentences
The pyrenoid is evidently concerned in the formation of the chromatophore, or in its division.
The cell-wall and the chromatophore bands divide, each nucleus passes to the centre, and two new cells are formed.
In C. pediculus, a single chromatophore occurs on the inside of the upper valve.
Schmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.
Chromatophore single, covering the entire interior of the frustule, except the ventral part of the zone and the median lines.
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