Home › Words › C › chromocytechromocytechromocyte means any cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigment.EtymologyFrom chromo- + -cyte.nounAny cell, such as a red blood cell, that contains a pigmentDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chromatocyte 83% match — Any cell that contains a pigment vs chromocyte →chromophile 69% match — Any cell that can be easily stained. vs chromocyte →chromophobe 67% match — Any cell that is resistant to staining vs chromocyte →achroacyte 66% match — Any colourless cell (especially a lymphocyte) vs chromocyte →achromacyte 66% match — Any cell that lacks its normal pigmentation (especially an erythrocyte that has ruptured and lost its haemoglobin) vs chromocyte →chromotype 65% match — A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph vs chromocyte →chromatoplasm 64% match — The part of cytoplasm that contains pigment. vs chromocyte →chromophyll 64% match — Any plant pigment (such as chlorophyll) vs chromocyte →