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xanthophore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
xan-thophore
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore.

Etymology

From xantho- + -phore.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

xanthophores (plural)

Questions

What does xanthophore mean?
A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore.
Where does xanthophore come from?
From xantho- + -phore.

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