Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chromophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chro-mo-phobe
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any cell that is resistant to staining

Example Sentences

"We have made diagnoses of medulloblastomas, astrocytomas, glioblastomatous or sarcomatous tumors, periadventitial and meningeal sarcomatoses, meningiomas, and a chromophobe adenoma."

Etymology

From chromo- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chromo
Suffix: phobe

Inflected Forms

chromophobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chromophobic

Questions

What does chromophobe mean?: Any cell that is resistant to staining
Where does chromophobe come from?: From chromo- + -phobe.

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