chromatophore

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krə mat′ə fôr′, -fōr′, krō′mə tə-)


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chro•mat•o•phore  (krə mat′ə fôr′, -fōr′, krō′mə tə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Zoologya cell containing pigment, esp. one that through contraction and expansion produces a temporary color, as in cuttlefishes.
  2. [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. 
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