Definition
A molecular group that absorbs light of specific wavelengths, giving a substance its visible color.
Etymology
From Greek 'chroma' (color) + 'phoros' (carrying or bearing). Coined in chemistry around 1900 to explain how atoms and molecular bonds create color through light absorption.
Kelly Says
Your smartphone screen's colors, flower pigments, and even hemoglobin's red color all depend on chromophores—specific molecular arrangements that are picky about which colors of light they absorb and reflect.
Translations
ARالعربية
كروموفور
kro-mo-foor
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমোফোর
kro-mo-for
CACatalà
Cromòfor
kro-mo-for
CSČeština
Chromofor
kro-mo-for
DADansk
Chromofor
kro-mo-for
DEDeutsch
Chromophor
kro-mo-for
ELΕλληνικά
Χρωμοφόρος
hro-mo-for-os
ESEspañol
Cromóforo
kro-MO-foh-roh
FAفارسی
کروموفور
kro-mo-for
FISuomi
Cromofor
kro-mo-for
FRFrançais
Chromophore
kro-mo-for
GUGU
ક્રોમોફોર
kro-mo-for
HAHA
Cromophore
kro-mo-foor
HEעברית
כרומופור
kro-mo-for
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमोफोर
kro-mo-for
HUMagyar
Cromofor
kro-mo-for
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cromofor
kro-mo-for
IGIG
Chromophore
kro-mo-foor
ITItaliano
Cromoforo
kro-mo-foh-roh
KMKM
ក្រូម៉ូហ្វ័រ
kro-mo-foor
KO한국어
크로모포어
keu-ro-mo-po-eo
MRMR
क्रोमोफोर
kro-mo-for
MSBahasa Melayu
Cromofor
kro-mo-for
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုမိုဖိုး
kya-mo-phe
NLNederlands
Chromofoor
kro-mo-foor
NONorsk
Chromofor
kro-mo-for
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੋਫੋਰ
kro-mo-for
PLPolski
Chromofor
kro-mo-for
PTPortuguês
Cromóforo
kro-mo-foh-roh
RORomână
Cromofor
kro-mo-for
RUРусский
Хромофор
hro-mo-for
SVSvenska
Chromofor
kro-mo-for
SWKiswahili
Chromophore
kro-mo-foor
TAதமிழ்
கிறோமோபோர்
ki-ro-mo-por
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమోఫోర్
kro-mo-for
THไทย
โครโมฟอร์
kho-ro-mo-for
TRTürkçe
Kromofor
kro-mo-for
UKУкраїнська
Хромофор
hro-mo-for
URاردو
کروموفور
kro-mo-for
VITiếng Việt
Cromophore
kro-mo-foh-roh
YOYO
Cromophore
kro-mo-foor
ZUZU
Chromophore
kro-mo-foor