phytochrome

P3H4Y4T1O1C3H4R1O1M3E1

noun

Any of a class of pigments that control most photomorphogenic responses in higher plants

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Meanings

nounphytochrome (plural phytochromes)

plural phytochromes

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of pigments that control most photomorphogenic responses in higher plants

Origin

From phyto- + -chrome.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chemotrophychromophyte
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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