chromogen

As nouns the difference between chromogen and auxochrome

is that chromogen is (chemistry) any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye while auxochrome is (obsolete|chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum.

As a noun chromogen is

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

As nouns the difference between chromagen and chromogen

is that chromagen is any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein while chromogen is any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

Scotochromogen is a derived term of chromogen.

As nouns the difference between scotochromogen and chromogen

is that scotochromogen is (medicine) a microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light while chromogen is (chemistry) any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

Photochromogen is a derived term of chromogen.

As nouns the difference between photochromogen and chromogen

is that photochromogen is a microorganism (especially a mycobacterium) whose pigmentation develops following exposure to light while chromogen is (chemistry) any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

Chromogen is a derived term of nonchromogen.

As nouns the difference between nonchromogen and chromogen

is that nonchromogen is a microorganism that is not a chromogen; in particular, a member of a group ofmycobacterium that do not produce pigmentation while chromogen is any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between organism and chromogen

is that organism is (biology) a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while chromogen is (biology) a strongly pigmented organelle or organism.

As nouns the difference between organism and chromogen

is that organism is (biology) a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while chromogen is (chemistry) any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

As nouns the difference between organelle and chromogen

is that organelle is organelle while chromogen is (chemistry) any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.

As a verb pigmented

is (pigment).

As a noun chromogen is

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