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chromophane

chromophane noun: any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.

Noun

chromophane (plural chromophanes)

  1. Any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.

Forms of chromophane

pluralchromophanes

Origin of chromophane

From chromo- + -phane.

Questions about chromophane

What does chromophane mean?
Chromophane means any of several colouring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.
What part of speech is chromophane?
Chromophane is a noun.
What is the plural of chromophane?
The plural of chromophane is chromophanes.

Words near chromophane in the dictionary

  1. chromoparous
  2. chromopeptide
  3. chromopeptides
  4. chromopermittivity
  5. chromopexy
  6. chromophane
  7. chromophanes
  8. chromophil
  9. chromophile
  10. chromophiles
  11. chromophilia

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