Definition of chromophore in English:
chromophore
nounˈkrəʊməfɔːˈkroʊməˌfɔr
Chemistry An atom or group whose presence is responsible for the colour of a compound.
Example sentencesExamples
- Benzene compounds with which chromophores are combined are known as chromogens.
- Fading occurs when any chemical process breaks the sequence of conjugated double bonds constituting the chromophore - the dye moiety that imparts colour.
- Some other dye systems are based on the chromophores triphenylmethane, xanthene, anthroquinone, indigo, and phthalocyanine.
- While researchers have discovered all colored compounds do indeed contain one or more chromophores, not all chromophore containing compounds are colored.
- A summary statement of possible differences between the photochemistry of simple organic compounds and protein-bound chromophores appears appropriate here.
Derivatives
adjective
Chemistry The carotenoid compounds, including beta-carotene, are essential components of our diets, acting as precursors to the chromophoric molecule rhodopsin, the pigment of vision.
Example sentencesExamples
- As the chromophoric part of the molecule is inserted deeper in the membrane, singlet oxygen is produced by photosensitization at a greater depth.
- Here, internal protonation processes between the chromophoric group and the proton binding site close to the chromophoric group were assumed.
- Such heterogeneous systems are generally characterized by the confinement of groups of chromophoric molecules to micron- or submicron-sized structures, which are dispersed in a buffered, partly aqueous medium.
- Over the eons, photosynthetic organisms such as trees, plants, algae, and some bacteria have evolved a set of chromophoric pigments that efficiently capture sunlight, which they convert to energy that they use to sustain themselves.
Definition of chromophore in US English:
chromophore
nounˈkrōməˌfôrˈkroʊməˌfɔr
Chemistry An atom or group whose presence is responsible for the color of a compound.
Example sentencesExamples
- A summary statement of possible differences between the photochemistry of simple organic compounds and protein-bound chromophores appears appropriate here.
- Benzene compounds with which chromophores are combined are known as chromogens.
- Fading occurs when any chemical process breaks the sequence of conjugated double bonds constituting the chromophore - the dye moiety that imparts colour.
- Some other dye systems are based on the chromophores triphenylmethane, xanthene, anthroquinone, indigo, and phthalocyanine.
- While researchers have discovered all colored compounds do indeed contain one or more chromophores, not all chromophore containing compounds are colored.