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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Chromophore

· Chro·mo·phore · IPA
01 n. Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient.
  1. 1.
    Any chemical group or residue (as NO2; N2; or O2) which imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an ingredient.(Chem.)