chromoblast

chromoblast
An embryonic cell with the potentiality of developing into a pigment cell. [chromo- + G. blastos, germ]

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chro·mo·blast 'krō-mə-.blast n an anatomical cell that develops into a pigment cell

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chro·mo·blast (kroґmo-blast) [chromo- + -blast] an embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell.

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  • Chromoblast — Chro mo*blast, n. [Gr. ? color + blast.] An embryonic cell which develops into a pigment cell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chromoblast — n. [Gr. chroma, color; blastos, bud] An embryonic cell that develops into a pigment cell …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • chromoblast — chro·mo·blast …   English syllables

  • chromoblast — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌblast noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chrom + blast : an anatomical cell that develops into a pigment cell …   Useful english dictionary

  • χρωμοβλάστη — η Ν βιολ. εμβρυϊκό κύτταρο που εξελίσσεται σε χρωματοφόρο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. chromoblast < χρώμα + βλαστός] …   Dictionary of Greek

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