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chromagen

chromagen noun: any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.

Noun

chromagen (plural chromagens)

  1. Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein

Forms of chromagen

pluralchromagens

Origin of chromagen

From chroma- + -gen.

Words formed from chromagen

Questions about chromagen

What does chromagen mean?
Chromagen means any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein.
What part of speech is chromagen?
Chromagen is a noun.
What is the plural of chromagen?
The plural of chromagen is chromagens.

Words near chromagen in the dictionary

  1. chromaffin
  2. chromaffine
  3. chromaffinic
  4. chromaffinoma
  5. chromaffinomas
  6. chromagen
  7. chromagenic
  8. chromagens
  9. chromagram
  10. chromagrams
  11. chromagranin

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