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chro·mat·o·phore  audio  (kr-mt-fôr, -fr) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A pigment-containing or pigment-producing cell, especially in certain lizards, that by expansion or contraction can change the color of the skin. Also called pigment cell.
  2. A specialized pigment-bearing organelle in certain photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria.


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chro·mato·phoric  (-fôrk, -fr-) KEY (Adjective)


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