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ranachrome

ranachrome noun: the fluorescent pigment 6-hydroxymethylpterin found in frog skin.

Noun

ranachrome (uncountable)

  1. The fluorescent pigment 6-hydroxymethylpterin found in frog skin

Origin of ranachrome

From Latin rana (“frog”) + -chrome.

Questions about ranachrome

What does ranachrome mean?
Ranachrome means the fluorescent pigment 6-hydroxymethylpterin found in frog skin.
What part of speech is ranachrome?
Ranachrome is a noun.

Words near ranachrome in the dictionary

  1. ran wild
  2. ran with
  3. ran with scissors
  4. ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds
  5. Rana
  6. ranachrome
  7. ranacide
  8. ranaconitine
  9. Ranald
  10. ranalexin
  11. Ranalli

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