chromophore

Noun

the chemical group that gives color to a molecule
that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour
(more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located

Origin / Etymology

From chromo- + -phore.

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