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CHROMATOPHOROTROPIC

\kɹˌə͡ʊmɐtˌɒfɔːɹətɹˈɒpɪk], \kɹˌə‍ʊmɐtˌɒfɔːɹətɹˈɒpɪk], \k_ɹ_ˌəʊ_m_ɐ_t_ˌɒ_f_ɔː_ɹ_ə_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of CHROMATOPHOROTROPIC

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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[Greek] Appl. a hormone, intermedin, secreted by pars intermedia of pituitary and causing expansion of chromatophores; appl. hormone of crustacean eye-stalk.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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