Chromophil

/ˈkroʊ.moʊ.fɪl/ noun

Definition

A cell or cellular structure that readily absorbs and retains colored dyes or stains, commonly used in microscopy.

Etymology

From Greek 'chroma' (color) and 'phil' (loving or attracted to). The term describes cells that have an affinity for color dyes.

Kelly Says

Chromophils are basically color-loving cells—under a microscope, they soak up colored stains like sponges, which is exactly why certain bacteria and cell structures light up so brilliantly in medical lab slides!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮሞፊል
kro-mo-fil
ARالعربية
صبغ حبيبات
ṣabgh ḥabībāt
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমোফিল
kro-mo-fil
CACatalà
cromofil
kro-mo-fil
CSČeština
chromofil
kro-mo-fil
DADansk
chromofil
kro-mo-fil
DEDeutsch
chromophil
kro-mo-fil
ELΕλληνικά
χρωμοφιλ
hro-mo-fil
ESEspañol
cromófilo
kro-moh-fee-loh
FAفارسی
کروموفیل
kro-mo-fil
FISuomi
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li
FRFrançais
chromophile
kro-mo-fil
GUGU
ક્રોમોફિલ
kro-mo-fil
HAHA
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li
HEעברית
כרומופיל
kro-mo-fil
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमोफिल
kro-mo-fil
HUMagyar
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
IGIG
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
ITItaliano
cromofilo
kro-moh-fee-loh
JA日本語
クロモフィル
Kuro-mofiru
KKKK
хромофил
khromo-fil
KMKM
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
KO한국어
크로모필
keu-ro-mo-pil
MRMR
क्रोमोफिल
kro-mo-fil
MSBahasa Melayu
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုမိုဖိုင်
kya-mo-phoin
NLNederlands
chromofiel
kro-mo-feel
NONorsk
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੋਫਿਲ
kro-mo-fil
PLPolski
chromofil
kro-mo-fil
PTPortuguês
cromófilo
kro-moh-fee-loh
RORomână
cromofil
kro-mo-fil
RUРусский
хромофил
khromo-fil
SVSvenska
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
SWKiswahili
chromofil
kro-mo-fil
TAதமிழ்
க Chromophil
ka-ro-mo-fil
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమోఫిల్
kro-mo-fil
THไทย
โครโมฟิล
khro-mo-fil
TLTL
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
TRTürkçe
kromofil
kro-mo-fil
UKУкраїнська
хромофіл
khromo-fil
URاردو
کروموفیل
kro-mo-fil
VITiếng Việt
chromophil
kro-mo-fil
YOYO
kromofili
kro-mo-fi-li
ZH中文
嗜色素
shì sè sù
ZUZU
ukromofili
ukro-mo-fi-li

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