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Chromophore

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A chemical group capable of selective light absorption resulting in the coloration of certain organic compounds.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour

n. (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A chromophorous substance.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the chemical group that gives color to a molecule

Word Usage

"These single - and double-cone sensitivities were estimated based on two assumptions: (1) the visual pigment λ max for each gene is the same for all species; and (2) the chromophore is A1 (11 - cis retinal) for all species."

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chemical group group radical

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luminophore

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