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chromophore

/ˈkrəʊ.mə.fɔːr/

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noun

/ˈkrəʊ.mə.fɔːr/C2formalscientific
  • ruХимическая группа или часть молекулы, отвечающая за её цвет, обычно за счёт поглощения определённых длин волн видимого света.

A chemical group or part of a molecule that is responsible for its color, typically by absorbing specific wavelengths of visible light.

  1. Color-giving chemical groupC2formalscientific

    The part of a molecule responsible for its color by absorbing certain wavelengths of visible light.

    ruХромофор

    • The chromophore in chlorophyll absorbs blue and red light.
    • Chemists studied how the chromophore structure affects dye color.
    • The molecule's chromophore was altered to produce a different shade.

    Synonymschromogen

Forms
  • chromophores plural form
  • chromophores' possessive plural form
  • chromophore's possessive singular form