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chromogen

chromogen noun: any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

Noun

chromogen (countable and uncountable, plural chromogens)

  1. Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
  2. A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.

chromogen meaning in Tamil

chromogen in Tamil

நிறச்சனனி, நிற ஊக்கி, வண்ண ஏற்றி, நிறக்கரு, நிறங்கொள்பொருள்

Forms of chromogen

pluralchromogens

Origin of chromogen

From chromo- + -gen.

Words formed from chromogen

Questions about chromogen

What does chromogen mean?
Chromogen means any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
What is chromogen in Tamil?
Chromogen in Tamil is நிறச்சனனி, நிற ஊக்கி, வண்ண ஏற்றி. See Chromogen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chromogen?
Chromogen is a noun.
What is the plural of chromogen?
The plural of chromogen is chromogens.

Words near chromogen in the dictionary

  1. chromoendoscopies
  2. chromoendoscopy
  3. chromoesophagoscopy
  4. chromofungin
  5. chromofungins
  6. chromogen
  7. chromogenesis
  8. chromogenetic
  9. chromogenic
  10. chromogenically
  11. chromogenicity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chromogen (page history and authors); chromogen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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