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cytochrome

/ˈsaɪtəkɹəʊm/

cytochrome noun: any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.

Noun

cytochrome (plural cytochromes)

  1. Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
    • The drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver, called cytochrome-p450s, comprise a large family of some fifty or more related enzymes, which have evolved in a remarkable way […].2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 33

cytochrome meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

cytochrome in Tamil

சைட்டோக்குரோம், சைற்றோக்குரோம்

cytochrome in Tagalog

hemoprotein compound
silidkulay

cytochrome in Indonesian

hemoprotein compound
sitokrom

Forms of cytochrome

pluralcytochromes

Plural of cytochrome: cytochromes

Origin of cytochrome

From cyto- + -chrome.

Words formed from cytochrome

Questions about cytochrome

What does cytochrome mean?
Cytochrome means any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
What is cytochrome in Tamil?
Cytochrome in Tamil is சைட்டோக்குரோம், சைற்றோக்குரோம். See Cytochrome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cytochrome?
Cytochrome is a noun.
How do you pronounce cytochrome?
Cytochrome is pronounced /ˈsaɪtəkɹəʊm/.
What is the plural of cytochrome?
The plural of cytochrome is cytochromes.

Words near cytochrome in the dictionary

  1. cytochemokine
  2. cytochemokines
  3. cytocheratin
  4. cytocholasin
  5. cytochromal
  6. cytochrome
  7. cytochromes
  8. cytochromic
  9. cytochylema
  10. cytocidal
  11. cytocide

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