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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chro•mat•o•phore (krə mat′ə fôr′, -fōr′, krō′mə tə-),USA pronunciation n. - Zoologya cell containing pigment, esp. one that through contraction and expansion produces a temporary color, as in cuttlefishes.
- [Bot.]one of the colored plastids in plant cells.
- 1860–65; chromato- + -phore
chro•mat•o•phor•ic (krə mat′ə fôr′ik, -for′ik, krō′mə tə-),USA pronunciation chro•ma•toph•or•ous (krō′mə tof′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. |