| CHROMOCENTER | • chromocenter n. An irregular mass of heterochromatin in some chromosomes. • CHROMOCENTER n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTRE. |
| CHROMOCENTRE | • chromocentre n. Synonym of karyosome. • CHROMOCENTRE n. a densely staining aggregation of heterochromatic regions in the nucleus of some cells, also CHROMOCENTER. |
| CHROMONEMATA | • chromonemata n. Plural of chromonema. • CHROMONEMA n. the coiled filamentous core of a chromatid. |
| CHROMOPHILIC | • chromophilic adj. Readily stained with dyes. • CHROMOPHILIC adj. staining heavily in certain microscopic techniques, also CHROMOPHIL. |
| CHROMOPHOBES | • chromophobes n. Plural of chromophobe. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| CHROMOPHORES | • chromophores n. Plural of chromophore. • CHROMOPHORE n. the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour. |
| CHROMOPHORIC | • chromophoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to a chromophore. • chromophoric adj. (Biology) Coloured. • CHROMOPHORIC adj. of or like a chromophore, the group of atoms in a chemical compound responsible for its colour, also CHROMOPHOROUS. |
| CHROMOPLASTS | • chromoplasts n. Plural of chromoplast. • CHROMOPLAST n. a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment, such as carotene. |
| CHROMOSCOPES | • CHROMOSCOPE n. an apparatus for combining coloured images. |
| CHROMOSPHERE | • chromosphere n. (Astronomy) The faint pink extension of a star’s atmospheric envelope between the corona and the photosphere. • CHROMOSPHERE n. the region of the atmosphere of a star between the star's photosphere and its corona. |
| HOMOCHROMOUS | • homochromous adj. (Botany) Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same colour. • HOMOCHROMOUS adj. monochromatic. |
| POLYCHROMOUS | • polychromous adj. Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic. • POLYCHROMOUS adj. many-coloured, also POLYCHROME, POLYCHROMIC. |