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Leucophore

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leukophorenounAlternative form of leucophore. [(histology) Any chromatophore that shows white in reflected light.]
melanoleucophorenounA leucophore arising from a melanophore.
xantholeucophorenounA leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
cyanophorenounA chromatophore that appears blue under white light.
leucitenoun(mineralogy) A mineral of silica-poor igneous, plutonic and volcanic rocks. Chemically, leucite is a potassium feldspar with insufficient silica to satisfy the chemical bonds. Because of the unfilled bonds, leucite weathers rapidly and can only be seen as inclusions in freshly broken rock.
leucodyenounAlternative form of leuco dye. [Any dye that has a leuco form.]
leucoplastnoun(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
leucoplastidnoun(biology) A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.
xantholeucoblastnounA leucoblast associated with xanthophores.
chromoleucitenoun(botany) A chromoplastid.
chromophyllnoun(biology) Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll)
chloroleucitenoun(botany, archaic) A chloroplast.
chromatophorenounA pigment-bearing cell or structure found in certain fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals
achromatophilnoun(cytology) A cell (or tissue) that is not readily coloured by stains
lumiphorenounLuminophore.
phaeochromocytenoun(cytology) A phaeochrome cell
photophorenoun(biology) A light-emitting organ, found in some fish and other marine animals.
iridophorenoun(histology) iridocyte
leukoplastidnounAlternative form of leucoplastid. [(biology) A kind of unpigmented plastid involved in a wide range of essential biosynthetic functions.]
chromophytenoun(biology) Any alga of the taxon Chromista.

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