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adenochrome

adenochrome noun: a red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus.

Noun

adenochrome (uncountable)

  1. A red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus

Questions about adenochrome

What does adenochrome mean?
Adenochrome means a red pigment present in the branchial heart tissue of the octopus.
What part of speech is adenochrome?
Adenochrome is a noun.

Words near adenochrome in the dictionary

  1. adenocele
  2. adenoceles
  3. adenocellulitis
  4. adenochondroma
  5. adenochondromas
  6. adenochrome
  7. adenocortical
  8. adenocorticotropic
  9. adenocystic
  10. adenocystoma
  11. adenocystomas

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