chromatophore









chromatophore


chromatophore [kruh-mat-uh-fawr, -fohr, kroh-muh-tuh‐] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. Zoology. a cell containing pigment, especially one that through contraction and expansion produces a temporary color, as in cuttlefishes.
  2. Botany. one of the colored plastids in plant cells.

Origin of chromatophore First recorded in 1860–65; chromato- + -phore Related formschro·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-uh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ər əs/, adjective Examples from the Web for chromatophore Historical Examples of chromatophore

  • A pyrenoid lies in a fold of the chromatophore on the dorsal part.

    The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity

    Charles Sumner Boyer

  • The pyrenoid is evidently concerned in the formation of the chromatophore, or in its division.

    The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity

    Charles Sumner Boyer

  • The 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 Boyer

  • Chromatophore 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

  • Schmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.

    The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity

    Charles Sumner Boyer

  • British Dictionary definitions for chromatophore chromatophore noun

    1. a cell in the skin of frogs, chameleons, etc, in which pigment is concentrated or dispersed, causing the animal to change colour
    2. another name for chromoplast

    Derived Formschromatophoric or chromatophorous (ˌkrəʊməˈtɒfərəs), adjective Word Origin and History for chromatophore n.

    “pigment cell,” 1864, from chromato- + Greek -phoros “bearing, bearer,” from pherein “to carry” (see infer).

    chromatophore in Medicine chromatophore [krō-măt′ə-fôr′] n.

    1. A specialized pigment-bearing organelle in certain photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria.
    2. A pigment-bearing phagocyte found chiefly in the skin, mucous membrane, and choroid coat of the eye, as well as in melanomas.pigment cell
    3. Variant ofchromophore

    Related formschro•mat′o•phor′ic (-fôr′ĭk) adj.

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