AUXOCHROME


Meaning of AUXOCHROME in English

ˈȯksə.ˌkrōm noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary auxo- + -chrome

: a salt-forming group (as hydroxyl or amino) that when introduced into a chromogen produces a dye — see chromophore

• aux·o·chrom·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|krōmik adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.