CHROMOPHORE


Meaning of CHROMOPHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrō-mə-ˌfȯr ]

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 ˌkrō-mə-ˈfȯr-ik, -ˈfär- adjective

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