leucophore
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When the overlying chromatophores are fully contracted, the underlying leucophores reflect the light making the papillae appear “chalky white”."
- "Leucophores contain purine in leucosomes and are responsible for white pigmentation in adult medaka."
- "Iridophores, formerly known also as guanophores (appearing blue, silver, or gold), and leucophores (white or cream) are non-dendritic cells that contain organelles termed reflective platelets, composed of crystallized guanine."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “white”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”), a derivative of φέρειν (phérein, “to bear, to carry”).