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 "coloured".[1][2] There is no universally agreed definition of the term. Various dictionaries give the following definitions:

A substance capable of conversion into a pigment or dye.
Any substance that can become a pigment or coloring matter, a substance in organic fluids that forms colored compounds when oxidized, or a compound, not itself a dye, that can become a dye.
Any substance, itself without color, giving origin to a coloring matter.

In biochemistry the term has a rather different meaning. The following are found in various dictionaries.

A precursor of a biochemical pigment
A pigment-producing microorganism
Any of certain bacteria that produce a pigment
A strongly pigmented or pigment-generating organelle, organ, or microorganism.

Applications in chemistry

In chromogenic photography, film or paper contains one or many layers of silver halide (AgX) emulsion, along with dye couplers that, in combination with processing chemistry, form visible dyes.

Applications in biochemistry and medicine

The Runyon classification classifies mycobacteria by chromogenic properties.

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References

Burkinshaw, Stephen M. (2016). Physico-chemical Aspects of Textile Coloration. John Wiley & Sons. p. 75. ISBN 9781118725696.
Cain, John Cannell; Thorpe, Jocelyn Field (1905). The Synthetic Dyestuffs and the Intermediate Products from which They are Derived. C. Griffin, limited. pp. 38-40. Retrieved 2 September 2018. chromogen classification.

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[Burkinshaw2016-1] Burkinshaw, Stephen M. (2016). Physico-chemical Aspects of Textile Coloration. John Wiley & Sons. p. 75. ISBN 9781118725696.

[Cain1905-2] Cain, John Cannell; Thorpe, Jocelyn Field (1905). The Synthetic Dyestuffs and the Intermediate Products from which They are Derived. C. Griffin, limited. pp. 38-40. Retrieved 2 September 2018. chromogen classification.