Chromogen vs. Chromagen

Chromogennoun

(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

Chromogennoun

(biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.

Chromogen

Vegetable coloring matter other than green; chromule.

Chromogen

Any colored compound, supposed to contain one or more chromophores.

Chromogennoun

a compound that can be converted to a pigment

Chromogennoun

a substance which can be readily converted into a dye or other coloured compound.

Chromogen

The term chromogen is applied in chemistry to a colourless (or weakly coloured) chemical compound that can be converted by chemical reaction into a compound which can be described as . There is no universally agreed definition of the term.

Chromagennoun

(biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein