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cytochrome definition

cyto·chrome (sīt′ə krōm′)

noun

any of several iron-containing enzymes found in almost all animal and plant cells, very important in cell respiration

Etymology: cyto- + -chrome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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