chromophore
noun
chromophore is spelled C-H-R-O-M-O-P-H-O-R-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chromophore means “that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chromophore is chromophores.
How many letters and syllables are in chromophore?
| Letters | 11: C-H-R-O-M-O-P-H-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chromophore?
Chromophore appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chromophore?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-chromophore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chromophore
- chromophores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chromophore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour
- 2
(more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chromophore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | cromóforo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chromophore come from?
From chromo- + -phore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).