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endochrome

endochrome noun: any colouring matter within the cells of plants.

Noun

endochrome (countable and uncountable, plural endochromes)

  1. Any colouring matter within the cells of plants.
    • Endochrome is not always green, but may for example be red or yellow.
  2. The coloured endoplasm of a cell.

Forms of endochrome

pluralendochromes

Origin of endochrome

From endo- + -chrome.

Questions about endochrome

What does endochrome mean?
Endochrome means any colouring matter within the cells of plants.
What part of speech is endochrome?
Endochrome is a noun.
What is the plural of endochrome?
The plural of endochrome is endochromes.

Words near endochrome in the dictionary

  1. endochondreal
  2. endochondrial
  3. endochorion
  4. endochorionic
  5. endochrinal
  6. endochrome
  7. endochromes
  8. endocing
  9. endocleavage
  10. endocleavages
  11. endoclip

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