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CHROMOPHORE

\kɹˈə͡ʊməfˌɔː], \kɹˈə‍ʊməfˌɔː], \k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_m_ə_f_ˌɔː]\

Definitions of CHROMOPHORE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Any substance to whose presence colour in a compound is due.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

A color-carrying radicle in chemical compounds.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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