chromogen

2 definitions found

chromogen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chromogen \Chro"mo*gen\, [Gr. ? color + -gen.]
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     1. (Biol.) Vegetable coloring matter other than green;
        chromule.
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     2. (Chem.) Any colored compound, supposed to contain one or
        more chromophores.
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chromogen - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chromogen
      n 1: a compound that can be converted to a pigment