tế bào sắc tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 細胞色素, composed of 細胞 (“cell”) and 色素 (“pigment”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [te˧˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩ sak̚˧˦ to˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥ tow˨˩˦] ~ [tej˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥ tow˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥ tow˦˥] ~ [tej˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩ sak̚˦˥ tow˦˥]

Noun

tế bào sắc tố

1. (biology) chromatophore, a pigment-bearing cell.