Chromaffin is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Chromaffin in a sentence
Chromaffin meaning
Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
Using Chromaffin
- The main meaning on this page is: Having an affinity for (and thus being stained brownish yellow) by chromium salts.
- In the example corpus, chromaffin often appears in combinations such as: chromaffin cells.
Context around Chromaffin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chromaffin
- In this selection, "chromaffin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cells stand out and add context to how "chromaffin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include differentiation of chromaffin cells and the chromaffin cells of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chromaffin" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chromaffin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Glucocorticoids produced in the adrenal cortex were once thought to be responsible for the differentiation of chromaffin cells. (18 words)
The chromaffin cells of the medulla are the body's main source of the catecholamines adrenaline and noradrenaline, released by the medulla. (22 words)
The chromaffin cells of the medulla are the body's main source of the catecholamines adrenaline and noradrenaline, released by the medulla. (22 words)
Glucocorticoids produced in the adrenal cortex were once thought to be responsible for the differentiation of chromaffin cells. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
Glucocorticoids produced in the adrenal cortex were once thought to be responsible for the differentiation of chromaffin cells.
The chromaffin cells of the medulla are the body's main source of the catecholamines adrenaline and noradrenaline, released by the medulla.
Common combinations with chromaffin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: