- metachromatism
- 1. Any color change, whether natural or produced by basic aniline dyes. 2. SYN: metachromasia (1). [meta- + G. chroma, color]
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meta·chro·ma·tism (met″ə-kroґmə-tiz″əm) metachromasia.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
metachromatism
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metachromatism — [met΄ə krō′mə tiz΄əm] n. [< META + Gr chroma, color (see CHROMA) + ISM] a change of color, esp. as a result of a change in temperature metachromatic [met΄əkrō mat′ik] adj … English World dictionary
metachromatism — metachromatic /met euh kroh mat ik, kreuh /, adj. /met euh kroh meuh tiz euhm/, n. change of color, esp. that due to variation in the temperature of a body. [1875 80; META + CHROMAT + ISM] * * * … Universalium
metachromatism — n. change in color, change in color caused by a variation in the temperature of a body … English contemporary dictionary
metachromatism — meta·chromatism … English syllables
metachromatism — metachromasia … The new mediacal dictionary
metachromatism — /mɛtəˈkroʊmətɪzəm/ (say metuh krohmuhtizuhm) noun change of colour, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body. {meta + stem of Greek chroma colour + ism} –metachromatic /mɛtəkroʊˈmætɪk/ (say metuhkroh matik), adjective …
metachromatism — n. change of colour … Dictionary of difficult words
metachromatism — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: meta + Greek chrōmat , chrōma color + English ism more at chromatic : change of color; specifically : a change of color due to a change in physical conditions (as in the temperature of a body) … Useful english dictionary
Метахромазия (Metachromasia, Metachromatism) — 1. Свойство красителя окрашивать различные ткани и клетки в цвет, отличный от цвета самого красителя. 2. Изменение цвета, возникающее в различных элементах ткани при ее окрашивании красителем того же цвета. 3. Аномальное окрашивание ткани,… … Медицинские термины
metachromasia — metachromatism; n. 1) the property of a dye of staining certain tissues or cells a colour that is different from that of the stain itself. 2) the variation in colour produced in certain tissue elements that are stained with the same dye. 3)… … The new mediacal dictionary
