chromophore

See also: Chromophore

English

Etymology

chromo- +‎ -phore

Noun

chromophore (plural chromophores)

(chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour
(chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located

Related terms

chromophoric

Translations

part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour

Catalan: cromòfor m
Italian: cromoforo m

Spanish: cromóforo m

See also

luminophore

German

Adjective

chromophore

inflected form of chromophor

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.