endochrome

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noun

Any colouring matter within the cells of plants.

“Endochrome is not always green, but may for example be red or yellow.”

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Meanings

nounendochrome (countable and uncountable, plural endochromes)

plural endochromes

  1. countableuncountablebiologyAny colouring matter within the cells of plants.

    Endochrome is not always green, but may for example be red or yellow.

  2. countableuncountablebiologyThe coloured endoplasm of a cell.

Origin

From endo- + -chrome.

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APA

endochrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endochrome

MLA

“endochrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endochrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endochrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endochrome.

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