单词 | chromophane |
释义 | > as lemmaschromophane chromophane n. Brit. /ˈkrəʊməfeɪn/ , U.S. /ˈkroʊməˌfeɪn/ [Greek -ϕανής appearing, showing] ‘a generic term applied to the different colouring matters of the inner segments of the cones of the retina of animals where they are held in solution by a fat’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).Π 1885 W. Stirling tr. L. Landois Text-bk. Human Physiol. II. 963 In the cones are the pigmented oil globules, the so-called ‘chromophanes’. < as lemmas |
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