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guanophore

guanophore noun: a type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine.

Noun

guanophore (plural guanophores)

  1. A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine

Forms of guanophore

pluralguanophores

Questions about guanophore

What does guanophore mean?
Guanophore means a type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine.
What part of speech is guanophore?
Guanophore is a noun.
What is the plural of guanophore?
The plural of guanophore is guanophores.

Words near guanophore in the dictionary

  1. guanoed
  2. guanoes
  3. guanoing
  4. guanolide
  5. guanolides
  6. guanophore
  7. guanophores
  8. guanos
  9. guanoside
  10. guanosides
  11. guanosine

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