chromogenic

American  

[kroh-muh-jen-ik] / ˌkroʊ məˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

1. producing color.

2. Chemistry. pertaining to chromogen or a chromogen.

3. (of bacteria) producing some characteristic color or pigment that is useful as a means of identification.

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chromogenic British  

/ ˌkrəʊməˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. producing colour

2. of or relating to a chromogen

3. photog involving the use of chromogens rather than silver halide during processing to produce the image

   chromogenic film

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Etymology

Origin of chromogenic

First recorded in 1880–85; chromo- + -genic

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chromogenic

The photographic technologies utilized begin with daguerreotypes and include stereoscopic prints, a cyanotype, gelatin silver prints, large-format chromogenic works and images created with digital manipulation, neatly demonstrating the show’s long time span.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Tillmans hangs chromogenic prints with Scotch Magic tape, inkjet prints using binder clips hung on nails, and magazine pages using stainless-steel pins.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 3, 2018

The photos will be offered as limited-edition, signed and numbered chromogenic prints that each will carry a certificate of authenticity from the Grammy Museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2015

“Beautiful Confusion 27,” a color chromogenic print from 2010, has pride of place in the exhibit.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2013

We may conceive, then, that a pigmented animal owes its colour to the power that certain tissues of its body possess to secrete both tyrosinases and chromogenic substances.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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