chromophore
[ kroh-muh-fawr, -fohr ]
noun
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
Notable differences attend the neutralization of the chromophoric and auxochromic groups.
Such bacteria are called chromophoric as distinguished from the chromoparic bacteria whose pigment lies outside the cell.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
British Dictionary definitions for chromophore
chromophore
/ (ˈkrəʊməˌfɔː) /
noun
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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