The 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]