Pronunciation: ' kr ō -m ə - ˌ fo ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1879
: a chemical group (as an azo group) that absorbs light at a specific frequency and so imparts color to a molecule also : a colored chemical compound
– chro · mo · phor · ic \ ˌ kr ō -m ə - ' fo ̇ r-ik, - ' fär- \ adjective