auxochrome

aux·o·chrome

(awk'sō-krōm),

The chemical group within a dye molecule by which the dye is bound to reactive end groups in tissues. The auxochrome enhances the intensity of absorption.

[auxo- + G. chrōma, color]

aux·o·chrome

(awk'sō-krōm)

The chemical group within a dye molecule by which the dye is bound to reactive end groups in tissues.

[auxo- + G. chrōma, color]

auxochrome

a chemical group which added to a chromogen converts it into a dye.