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auxochrome

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aux⋅o⋅chrome

  [awk-suh-krohm]
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–noun Chemistry.
any radical or group of atoms that intensifies the color of a substance.
Origin:
1890–95; auxo- + chrome

Related forms:
aux⋅o⋅chrom⋅ic, adjective
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Main Entry: auxo·chrome
Pronunciation: 'ok-s&-"krOm
Function: noun
: a salt-forming group (as hydroxyl or amino) that when introduced into achromogen produces a dye —auxo·chrom·ic /"ok-s&-'krO-mik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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