Meanings
nouncytochrome (plural cytochromes)
plural cytochromes
- Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
The drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver, called cytochrome-p450s, comprise a large family of some fifty or more related enzymes, which have evolved in a remarkable way […].
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 33
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Translations
Catalan citocrom
- citocromhemoprotein compound
Chinese Cantonese 細胞色素 /细胞色素
- 細胞色素 /细胞色素 (sai³ baau¹ sik¹ sou³)hemoprotein compound
Chinese Mandarin 細胞色素 /细胞色素
- 細胞色素 /细胞色素 (xìbāo sèsù)hemoprotein compound
French cytochrome
- cytochromehemoprotein compound
German Zytochrom
- Zytochromhemoprotein compound
Indonesian sitokrom
- sitokromhemoprotein compound
Italian citocromo
- citocromohemoprotein compound
Portuguese citocromo
- citocromohemoprotein compound
Spanish citocromo
- citocromohemoprotein compound
Tagalog silidkulay
- silidkulayhemoprotein compound
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Cite this entry
APA
cytochrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytochrome
MLA
“cytochrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytochrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytochrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytochrome.
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