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lipochrin

lipochrin noun: a yellow pigment found in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. Its composition is unknown.

Noun

lipochrin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A yellow pigment found in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. Its composition is unknown.
    • Lipochrin can be obtained from the eyes of frogs.

Origin of lipochrin

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Questions about lipochrin

What does lipochrin mean?
Lipochrin means a yellow pigment found in the small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. Its composition is unknown.
What part of speech is lipochrin?
Lipochrin is a noun.

Words near lipochrin in the dictionary

  1. lipochitin
  2. lipochitooligosaccharide
  3. lipochitooligosaccharides
  4. lipocholesterol
  5. lipochondrium
  6. lipochrin
  7. lipochrome
  8. lipochromes
  9. lipoconjugate
  10. lipoconjugates
  11. lipocortin

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