chromophore
any chemical group that produces color in a compound, as the azo group −N=N−.
Origin of chromophore
1Other words from chromophore
- chro·mo·phor·ic [kroh-muh-fawr-ik, -for-ik], /ˌkroʊ məˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr ɪk/, adjective
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How to use chromophore in a sentence
In other words, an auxochrome in addition to the chromophore group transforms a colorless chromogen into a colored one.
This is in agreement with the chromophore ideas of Hugo Kaufmann.
Baeyer has suggested that the nine carbon atom system of xanthone may act as a chromophore.
British Dictionary definitions for chromophore
/ (ˈkrəʊməˌfɔː) /
a group of atoms in a chemical compound that are responsible for the colour of the compound
Derived forms of chromophore
- chromophoric or chromophorous, adjective
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