Definitions for chromogen
chromogen
chro·mo·gen
Spelling: [kroh-muh-juh n, -jen]
IPA: /ˈkroʊ mə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn/
Chromogen is a 9 letter English word.
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You can make 307 anagrams from letters in chromogen (ceghmnoor).
Definitions for chromogen
noun
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Chemistry.
any substance found in organic fluids that forms colored compounds when oxidized.
a colored compound that, though not a dye itself, can be converted into a dye.
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a chromogenic bacterium.
Origin of chromogen
First recorded in 1855-60; chromo- + -gen
Examples for chromogen
The chromogen or pigmentary bacteria have occasionally been the means of working miracles.