chromatophore — ● chromatophore nom masculin Cellule pigmentée du tégument, contribuant à donner leurs couleurs à la peau humaine et aux animaux. ⇒CHROMATOPHORE, CHROMOPHORE, adj. et subst. masc. I. Adj. Qui porte la couleur. Tissu chromatophore (Roussy ds Nouv … Encyclopédie Universelle
Chromatophore — Chro ma*to*phore , n. [Gr. ?, ?, color + fe rein to bear.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A contractile cell or vesicle containing liquid pigment and capable of changing its form or size, thus causing changes of color in the translucent skin of such animals as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chromatophore — chromatophore. См. хроматофор. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
chromatophore — pigment cell, 1864, from chromato , Latinized comb. form of Gk. khroma (gen. khromatos) color (see CHROMA (Cf. chroma)), denoting color or chromatin + Gk. phoros bearing, bearer, from pherein to carry (see INFER (Cf … Etymology dictionary
chromatophore — [krō mat′ə fôr΄, krō′mə tə fôr΄] n. [ CHROMATO + PHORE] 1. a special animal cell, usually dermal, that contains pigment granules: it is often capable of expansion and contraction in such a manner that the skin color changes, as in the chameleon 2 … English World dictionary
Chromatophore — Zebrafish chromatophores mediate background adaptation on exposure to dark (top) and light environments (bottom). Chromatophores are pigment containing and light reflecting cells found in amphibians, fish, reptiles, crustaceans, and cephalopods.… … Wikipedia
Chromatophore — Chromatophores de Poisson zèbre à l obscurité (au dessus) et à la lumière (en dessous). Les chromatophores sont des cellules pigmentaires ou réfléchissant la lumière prése … Wikipédia en Français
chromatophore — a dermal pigment cell; sometimes seen in the epidermis. Aggregation or dispersion of the pigment by expansion or contraction of a circular muscle surrounding an individual chromatophore effects color changes. Chromatophores are of two types,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
chromatophore — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1859 1. a pigment bearing cell; especially one of the cells of an animal integument capable of causing integumentary color changes by expanding or contracting 2. the organelle of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chromatophore — n. [Gr. chroma, color; phoreus, bearer] A single highly branched cell or synctia containing pigment granules that may disperse in the branches or concentrate in the center and effect color changes in various invertebrates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
