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Definition of Chromogen
1. Noun. A compound that can be converted to a pigment.
Definition of Chromogen
1. Noun. (chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye ¹
2. Noun. (biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chromogen
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Chromogen
1. 1. A substance, itself without definite colour, that may be transformed into a pigment; denoting especially benzene and its homologues toluene, xylene, quinone, naphthalene, and anthracene, from which the aniline dyes are manufactured. 2. A microorganism that produces pigment. Porter-Silber chromogens, yellow phenylhydrazones formed by the reaction of 17,21-dihydroxy-20-oxosteroids with a phenylhydrazine-ethanol-sulfuric acid reagent; used chiefly to determine plasma cortisol concentrations and the urinary output of 17-hydroxycorticoids. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chromogen
Literary usage of Chromogen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Estimation of the Renal Function in Urinary Surgery by Sir John Thomson-Walker, John William Thomson Walker (1908)
"This corresponds with what I found at the commencement of elimination, but I
failed to observe in my cases, with one exception, that the chromogen excretion ..."
2. Monthly Abstract of Medical Science (1877)
"Kven while the melanotic growths are extending, the chromogen may ... The relative
quantity of the chromogen. and, consequently, the intensity of the ..."
3. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"Above the level at which enzyme I produces effects, the two enzymes, I and I-II,
compete in the oxidation of chromogen. chromogen which is oxidized by ..."
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