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chro·mo·phil | \ ˈkrō-mə-ˌfil 
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\Definition of chromophil
: staining readily with dyes
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chromophil
adjectivechro·mo·phil | \ ˈkrō-mə-ˌfil \
\variants:
also chromophilic \ ˌkrō-mə-ˈfil-ik \ or chromophile \ ˈkrō-mə-ˌfī(ə)l \ or chromatophil \ krō-ˈmat-ə-ˌfil \ or chromatophile \ -ˌfī(ə)l \
\ or chromophile \ ˈkrō-mə-ˌfī(ə)l \ or chromatophil \ krō-ˈmat-ə-ˌfil \ or chromatophile \ -ˌfī(ə)l \Medical Definition of chromophil
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : staining readily with dyes
2 : chromaffin
chromophil
nounvariants:
or chromophile or chromatophil or chromatophile
Medical Definition of chromophil (Entry 2 of 2)
: a chromophil cell or substance
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