Capable of producing or generating color, or relating to organisms or substances that produce pigments.
From Greek 'chroma' (color) and 'gen' (to produce) plus '-ous' (full of). The term describes anything that naturally produces color.
Chromogenous bacteria are masters of chemistry—they produce complex pigments as byproducts of their metabolism, and scientists use them to study how life creates color without needing expensive synthetic dyes!
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