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chromophore

[ kroh-muh-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

  1. any chemical group that produces color in a compound, as the azo group −N=N−.


chromophore

/ ˈkrəʊməˌfɔː /

noun

  1. a group of atoms in a chemical compound that are responsible for the colour of the compound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌchromoˈphoric, adjective
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Other Words From

  • chro·mo·phor·ic [kroh-m, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chromophore1

First recorded in 1875–80; chromo- + -phore
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Example Sentences

In other words, an auxochrome in addition to the chromophore group transforms a colorless chromogen into a colored one.

This is in agreement with the chromophore ideas of Hugo Kaufmann.

Baeyer has suggested that the nine carbon atom system of xanthone may act as a chromophore.

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