actiniochrome

noun

ac·​tin·​i·​o·​chrome

ak-ˈti-nē-ə-ˌkrōm

: a reddish pigment found in certain Anthozoa or Actinozoa

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary actinio- + -chrome

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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