chromaffin

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chro·maf·fin

 (krō′mə-fĭn)
adj.
Readily stained with chromium salts: chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla.
[German : Chrom, chromium (from French chrome; see chrome) + Latin affīnis, related; see affined.]
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chromaffin

(ˈkrəʊməfɪn)
adj
showing a brown colour when in the presence of chromic acid
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chro•maf•fin

(ˈkroʊ mə fɪn)

adj.
staining with chromium salts: indicates the presence of epinephrine or norepinephrine.
[< German chromaffine (1898) =Chrom chromium + Latin affinis inclined to; see affinity]
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