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chromogenesis

chromogenesis noun: the biosynthesis of pigments.

Noun

chromogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The biosynthesis of pigments

Origin of chromogenesis

From chromo- + -genesis.

Questions about chromogenesis

What does chromogenesis mean?
Chromogenesis means the biosynthesis of pigments.
What part of speech is chromogenesis?
Chromogenesis is a noun.

Words near chromogenesis in the dictionary

  1. chromoendoscopy
  2. chromoesophagoscopy
  3. chromofungin
  4. chromofungins
  5. chromogen
  6. chromogenesis
  7. chromogenetic
  8. chromogenic
  9. chromogenically
  10. chromogenicity
  11. chromogenized

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