chromophore (plural chromophores) (chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour. (chemistry) (more generally) the group of atoms in a molecule in which the electronic transition responsible for a given spectral band is located.
Elafonisi Island is near the southwest tip of Crete, 43km from Kastelli and 76km from Chania. The road from Chrisoskalitissa continues as a dirt track of 5km to Elafonisi. There are organized bus tours from Kastelli and Chania as well as boat tours from Paleohora to Elafonisi. The area of Elafonisi has beautiful beaches, in front of which is the island of Elafonisi itself.
3. Adonis - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite. Greek mythology-the mythology of the ancient Greeks.. 1. Greek Mythology A strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite, who transformed the drops of his blood into anemones after he was killed by a boar. 2. often adonis A handsome young man.