biophore

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biophore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Biophor \Bi"o*phor`\ Biophore
  \Bi"o*phore`\(b[imac]"[-o]*f[=o]r`), n. [Gr. bi`os life + fo`ros
     bearing, fr. fe`rein to bear.] (Biol.)
     One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of
     vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.
     [1913 Webster]