Capable of producing or bearing color through light absorption; similar to chromophoric.
From Greek 'chroma' (color) + 'phoros' (bearing) + Latin '-ous' (full of). A less common variant of chromophoric used interchangeably in older scientific texts.
This word shows how English scientific terminology sometimes created synonyms—'chromophoric' and 'chromophorous' mean the same thing, but 'chromophoric' won the battle and dominates modern usage.
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