chromatophore
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.
Origin of chromatophore
1Other words from chromatophore
- chro·mat·o·phor·ic [kruh-mat-uh-fawr-ik, ‐for-ik, kroh-muh-tuh‐], /krəˌmæt əˈfɔr ɪk, ‐ˈfɒr ɪk, ˈkroʊ mə tə‐/, chro·ma·toph·or·ous [kroh-muh-tof-er-uhs], /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ər əs/, adjective
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How to use chromatophore in a sentence
The pyrenoid is evidently concerned in the formation of the chromatophore, or in its division.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner BoyerThe cell-wall and the chromatophore bands divide, each nucleus passes to the centre, and two new cells are formed.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner BoyerIn C. pediculus, a single chromatophore occurs on the inside of the upper valve.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner BoyerSchmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyerchromatophore single, covering the entire interior of the frustule, except the ventral part of the zone and the median lines.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity | Charles Sumner Boyer
British Dictionary definitions for chromatophore
/ (ˈkrəʊmətəˌfɔː) /
a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
another name for chromoplast
Derived forms of chromatophore
- chromatophoric or chromatophorous (ˌkrəʊməˈtɒfərəs), adjective
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