CHROMOPHORE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'krowmu`fowr
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] the chemical group that gives color to a molecule

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	See Also:	chemical group, dye, dyestuff, group, radical

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Chro"mo*phore\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? 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.