Medical Definition of Chromolipid

1. 1. A pigmented lipid, e.g., lutein, carotene. 2. A term sometimes used to designate the wear-and-tear pigments, e.g., lipofuscin, haemofuscin, ceroid. More precisely, lipochrome's are yellow pigments that seem to be identical to carotene and xanthophyll and are frequently found in the serum, skin, adrenal cortex, corpus luteum, and arteriosclerotic plaques, as well as in the liver, spleen, and adipose tissue; lipochrome's do not stain with the ordinary dyes for fat. 3. The pigment produced by certain bacteria. Synonym: chromolipid. Origin: Lipo-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromolipid

chromocenters
chromocentre
chromocystoscopy
chromocyte
chromodynamics
chromogen
chromogen
chromogenesis
chromogenic
chromogenic
chromogenic compounds
chromogenic label
chromogens
chromogranins
chromoisomerism
chromolipid (current term)
chromolithography
chromolysis
chromomere
chromomere
chromomeres
chromomeric
chromometer
chromomycins
chromomycin a3
chromomycosis
chromonar
chromonar hydrochloride
chromone
chromonema

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