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auxo·chrome | \ ˈȯk-sə-ˌkrōm 
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\Medical Definition of auxochrome
: a salt-forming group (as hydroxyl or amino) that when introduced into a chromogen produces a dye
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auxochromic \ ˌȯk-sə-ˈkrō-mik \ adjective
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