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scotochromogen

scotochromogen noun: a microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.

Noun

scotochromogen (plural scotochromogens)

  1. A microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.

Forms of scotochromogen

pluralscotochromogens

Origin of scotochromogen

From scoto- + chromogen.

Questions about scotochromogen

What does scotochromogen mean?
Scotochromogen means a microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.
What part of speech is scotochromogen?
Scotochromogen is a noun.
What is the plural of scotochromogen?
The plural of scotochromogen is scotochromogens.

Words near scotochromogen in the dictionary

  1. Scotney
  2. Scotneys
  3. scoto-
  4. scotobiology
  5. Scotocentric
  6. scotochromogen
  7. scotochromogenic
  8. scotochromogens
  9. scotodinia
  10. scotogenic
  11. scotograph

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