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CHROMOGEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound that can be converted to a pigment
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chromogen" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chromogen"):
stercobilinogen; urobilinogen (a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine)
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