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chromatophore
noun chro·mato·phore
\krō-ˈmat-ə-ˌfō(ə)r, krə-, -ˌfȯ(ə)r\
\krō-ˈmat-ə-ˌfō(ə)r, krə-, -ˌfȯ(ə)r\
Medical Definition of CHROMATOPHORE
1
: a pigment-bearing cell especially in the skin
2
: the organelle of photosynthesis in photosynthetic bacteria (as the cyanobacteria) : chromoplast, chloroplast
—chro·mato·phor·ic \-ˌmat-ə-ˈfōr-ik, -ˈfȯr-\ adjective
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