bathochrome

noun

bath·​o·​chrome

ˈbathə‧ˌkrōm

variants or less commonly bathychrome

ˈbathə‧ˌkrōm

plural -s

: an atom or group that when introduced into a compound (such as a dye) causes a visible deepening of color (as from yellow toward green)

—contrasted with hypsochrome

bathochromic

¦⸗⸗‧¦krōmik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

German bathychrom, from bathy- + -chrom -chrome

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