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chromatophilic

chromatophilic adjective: being readily stained.

Adjective

chromatophilic (comparative more chromatophilic, superlative most chromatophilic)

  1. Being readily stained

Forms of chromatophilic

comparativemore chromatophilic
superlativemost chromatophilic

Origin of chromatophilic

From chromato- + -philic.

Words formed from chromatophilic

Questions about chromatophilic

What does chromatophilic mean?
Chromatophilic means being readily stained.
What part of speech is chromatophilic?
Chromatophilic is an adjective.

Words near chromatophilic in the dictionary

  1. chromatometers
  2. chromatometric
  3. chromatometry
  4. chromatophil
  5. chromatophilia
  6. chromatophilic
  7. chromatophils
  8. chromatophobia
  9. chromatophoral
  10. chromatophore
  11. chromatophores

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