chromaffin
/krəʊˈmæfɪn/adjective
attrib.
- Physiology denoting granules or vesicles containing adrenalin and noradrenaline, and the secretory cells of the adrenal medulla in which they are found【生理】嗜铬的, 亲铬的。
词源
early 20th cent.: from CHROMO-1 'chromium'+Latin affinis 'akin' (because readily stained brown by chromates).