- chro|mo|phil
- chro|mo|phil «KROH muh fihl», adjective.1. having an affinity for color; staining readily.2. = chromaffin. (Cf. ↑chromaffin)╂[< Greek chrôma color + phílos loving]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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chro — chro·ma; chro·ma·ble; chro·ma·dor·i·da; chro·maf·fin; chro·man; chro·ma·phil; chro·ma·scope; … English syllables
psy|chro|phil|ic — «SY kruh FIHL ihk», adjective. requiring low temperatures for development: »psychrophilic bacteria. Psychrophilic microorganisms have been defined as organisms with the ability to grow well at 0°C (J. L. Ingraham) … Useful english dictionary
chromaphil — chro·ma·phil … English syllables
chromatophilia — chro·mato·phil·ia … English syllables
chromophil — chro·mo·phil … English syllables
chromophilic — chro·mo·phil·ic … English syllables
chromophil — chro·mo·phil krō mə .fil also chro·mo·phil·ic .krō mə fil ik or chro·mo·phile krō mə .fī(ə)l or chro·mato·phil krō mat ə .fil or chro·mato·phile .fī(ə)l adj 1) staining readily with dyes 2) CHROMAFFIN chromophil or chromophile or chro·mato·phil… … Medical dictionary
mato — chro·mato·cyte; chro·mato·graph·ic; chro·mato·phil·ia; chro·mato·phore; chro·mato·plasm; chro·mato·scope; der·mato·glyph·ic; der·mato·glyph·ics; on·o·mato·mania; sche·mato·gram; sche·mato·graph; sper·mato·blast; sper·mato·cele; sper·mato·ci·dal;… … English syllables
chromophilic — chro·mo·phil·ic (kro mo filґik) readily or easily stained; said especially of certain leukocytes and other histologic elements … Medical dictionary
chromophil — chro•mo•phil [[t]ˈkroʊ mə fɪl[/t]] adj. 1) lab mcr staining readily with dye in the laboratory 2) lab mcr a chromophil cell or cell part • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
