AUXOCHROME

Noun

auxochrome (plural auxochromes)

(obsolete, chemistry) any atom or group which, when added to a chromophore, causes a bathochromic shift in its spectrum

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Word of the Day

23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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