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pentachrome

pentachrome noun: a complex staining procedure that stains various parts of cells different colours.

Noun

pentachrome (countable and uncountable, plural pentachromes)

  1. A complex staining procedure that stains various parts of cells different colours.

Forms of pentachrome

pluralpentachromes
alternative formPentachrome

Origin of pentachrome

From penta- + -chrome.

Words formed from pentachrome

  • Movat's pentachrome

Questions about pentachrome

What does pentachrome mean?
Pentachrome means a complex staining procedure that stains various parts of cells different colours.
What part of speech is pentachrome?
Pentachrome is a noun.
What is the plural of pentachrome?
The plural of pentachrome is pentachromes.

Words near pentachrome in the dictionary

  1. pentachotomy
  2. pentachromacy
  3. pentachromat
  4. pentachromatic
  5. pentachromats
  6. pentachrome
  7. pentachromes
  8. pentachromic
  9. pentacid
  10. pentacle
  11. pentacles

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