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chro·mo·gen

n 1 a  :  a precursor of a biochemical pigment  b  :  a compound not itself a dye but containing a chromophore and so capable of becoming one  2  :  a pigment-producing microorganism <many bacteria are schro*mo*gen*ic adj 
 
 

 
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