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photochromogen

photochromogen noun: a microorganism (especially a mycobacterium) whose pigmentation develops following exposure to light.

Noun

photochromogen (plural photochromogens)

  1. A microorganism (especially a mycobacterium) whose pigmentation develops following exposure to light.

photochromogen meaning in Tamil

photochromogen in Tamil

ஒளியில் குருமமீனி

Forms of photochromogen

pluralphotochromogens

Origin of photochromogen

From photo- + chromogen.

Questions about photochromogen

What does photochromogen mean?
Photochromogen means a microorganism (especially a mycobacterium) whose pigmentation develops following exposure to light.
What is photochromogen in Tamil?
Photochromogen in Tamil is ஒளியில் குருமமீனி. See Photochromogen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is photochromogen?
Photochromogen is a noun.
What is the plural of photochromogen?
The plural of photochromogen is photochromogens.

Words near photochromogen in the dictionary

  1. photochromically
  2. photochromics
  3. photochromies
  4. photochromism
  5. photochromisms
  6. photochromogen
  7. photochromogenic
  8. photochromogenicity
  9. photochromogens
  10. photochromography
  11. photochromoscope

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Adapted from Wiktionary: photochromogen (page history and authors); photochromogen (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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