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papiliochromes

papiliochromes is the plural of papiliochrome.

Meaning of papiliochrome

Noun

papiliochrome (countable and uncountable, plural papiliochromes)

  1. Any of a group of yellow pigments found in the wings of papilionid butterflies
    • Much of the pigment-based coloration in invertebrates results from products of the melanin, ommochrome, pteridine, papiliochrome and heme synthesis pathways.2015 December 23, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Characterized by Shell Colors: Identification of Genetic Bases Potentially Involved in Pigmentation”, in...

Questions about papiliochromes

What is papiliochromes the plural of?
Papiliochromes is the plural of papiliochrome.

Words near papiliochromes in the dictionary

  1. Papikyan
  2. Papikyans
  3. papiliform
  4. papilio
  5. papiliochrome
  6. papiliochromes
  7. papilioerythrinone
  8. papilionaceous
  9. papilionate
  10. papilionid
  11. papilionids

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