2. Adjective. (biology) Coloured ¹
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Definition of Chromophoric
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Chromophoric
1. Chromophorous 1. Relating to a chromophore. 2. Producing or carrying colour; denoting certain microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromophoric
Literary usage of Chromophoric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of clinical diagnosis by means of microscopic and chemical methods by Charles Edmund Simon (1907)
"The presence of the chromophoric group imparts chromogenic properties to the ...
As the chromophoric radicle itself may have acid or basic tendencies it is ..."
2. A Text-book of Physiological Chemistry for Students of Medicine by John Harper Long (1909)
"According to one view, which is usually described as the " chromophoric theory "
substances which may be employed as indicators must be capable of existing ..."
3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"chromophoric properties have been assigned to : (a) The nitro (-N02) and ...
There is difficulty in ascribing chromophoric properties to the grouping : С ..."
4. Twentieth Century Practice: An International Encyclopedia of Modern Medical by Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1900)
"In the group of chromophoric bacteria the pigment plays an important part ...
The chromophoric or true pigment bacteria give off the pigment either as such ..."
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