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chromaffine

chromaffine is the alternative form of chromaffin.

Meaning of chromaffin

Adjective

chromaffin (not comparable)

  1. Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.

Questions about chromaffine

What is chromaffine the alternative form of?
Chromaffine is the alternative form of chromaffin.

Words near chromaffine in the dictionary

  1. chromadorid
  2. chromadorids
  3. chromaesthesia
  4. chromafenozide
  5. chromaffin
  6. chromaffine
  7. chromaffinic
  8. chromaffinoma
  9. chromaffinomas
  10. chromagen
  11. chromagenic

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