lipochrome

American  

[lip-uh-krohm, lahy-puh-] / ˈlɪp əˌkroʊm, ˈlaɪ pə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.

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Other Word Forms

• lipochromic adjective

Etymology

Origin of lipochrome

First recorded in 1885–90; lipo- ¹ + -chrome

Example Sentences

You can see "subjective or optical colours" in the meaning of a word like "brilliance" but not in that of a word like "lipochrome."

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2012

Chlorophyll, which is so often associated with a lipochrome, has been found in some Infusoria, and in Hydra and Spongilla, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

Among the former may be mentioned lactic acid, glycerin, a lipochrome, and probably many other substances of a similar type whose separation has not yet been effected.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

Ewart's important discovery that some of these lipochrome pigments occlude oxygen, while others do not, may have bearings on the facultative anaerobism of these organisms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

It contains chromatophores in many species, coloured by a mixed lipochrome pigment which appears to be distinct from diatomin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various