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Chromophore

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chromophore is a noun meaning (chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour.

Meaning

(chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour.

More Meanings

  1. (chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chromophane, chromogen, chemochrome, chromotrop, chromopeptide, auxochrome.

chromophanechromogenchemochromechromotropchromopeptideauxochromechemophoremultichromophorechrysophyllxanthophoreholophytochromelipophorechalkophoreazochromophorechromoisomerdopachromechlorophyllmerocyaninedichlorophenolindophenolduochrome

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