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单词 cryptochrome
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Definition of cryptochrome in English:

cryptochrome

noun ˈkrɪptə(ʊ)krəʊm
Biochemistry

  • 1A carotenoid pigment found in plants which is sensitive to blue light. Now rare.

  • 2Any of a group of blue-sensitive photopigments (flavoproteins) which are involved in mediating circadian and seasonal activity in plants.

Origin

1940s (in an earlier sense). From crypto- + -chrome, after German Kryptochrom.

 
 

Definition of cryptochrome in US English:

cryptochrome

nounˈkrɪptə(ʊ)krəʊm
Biochemistry

  • 1A carotenoid pigment found in plants which is sensitive to blue light. Now rare.

  • 2Any of a group of blue-sensitive photopigments (flavoproteins) which are involved in mediating circadian and seasonal activity in plants.

Origin

1940s (in an earlier sense). From crypto- + -chrome, after German Kryptochrom.

 
 
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