- chro|mo|phore
- chro|mo|phore «KROH moh fr, -fohr», noun.Chemistry. a group of atoms which produce the color within the molecules of colored organic compounds.
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chro|ma|to|phore — «KROH muh tuh fr, fohr», noun. 1. one of the specialized pigment bearing bodies in the cells of plants, especially of algae, such as a chloroplast or chromoplast. 2. a pigment cell able to produce rapid color change in the skin of certain animals … Useful english dictionary
chromatophore — chro·mato·phore … English syllables
chromophore — chro·mo·phore … English syllables
mato — chro·mato·cyte; chro·mato·graph·ic; chro·mato·phil·ia; chro·mato·phore; chro·mato·plasm; chro·mato·scope; der·mato·glyph·ic; der·mato·glyph·ics; on·o·mato·mania; sche·mato·gram; sche·mato·graph; sper·mato·blast; sper·mato·cele; sper·mato·ci·dal;… … English syllables
chromophore — chro•mo•phore [[t]ˈkroʊ məˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. chem. any chemical group that produces color in a compound, as the azo group −N=N− • Etymology: 1875–80 chro mo•phor′ic ˈfɔr ɪk, ˈfɒr adj … From formal English to slang
chromatophore — 1. A colored plastid, due to the presence of chlorophyll or other pigments, found in certain forms of protozoa. 2. Melanophage; a pigment bearing phagocyte found chiefly in the skin, mucous membrane, and choroid coat of the eye, and also in… … Medical dictionary
chromophore — The atomic grouping upon which the color of a substance depends. SYN: chromatophore (3), color radical. [chromo + G. phoros, bearing] * * * chro·mo·phore krō mə .fō(ə)r, .fȯ(ə)r n a chemical group (as an azo group) that absorbs light at a… … Medical dictionary
Chromophore — Chro mo*phore, n. [Gr. ? color + fe rein to bear.] (Chem.) Any chemical group or residue (as {NO2}; {N2}; or {O2}) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
N2 — Chromophore Chro mo*phore, n. [Gr. ? color + fe rein to bear.] (Chem.) Any chemical group or residue (as {NO2}; {N2}; or {O2}) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NO2 — Chromophore Chro mo*phore, n. [Gr. ? color + fe rein to bear.] (Chem.) Any chemical group or residue (as {NO2}; {N2}; or {O2}) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
