CHROMOGENIC


Meaning of CHROMOGENIC in English

/kroh'meuh jen"ik/ , adj.

1. producing color.

2. Chem. pertaining to chromogen or a chromogen.

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

[ 1880-85; CHROMO- + -GENIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .