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metachromatism

[met-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m]
noun
  1. change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.

Origin of metachromatism

First recorded in 1875–80; meta- + chromat- + -ism
Related formsmet·a·chro·mat·ic [met-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-] /ˌmɛt ə kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for metachromatism

metachromatism

noun
  1. a change in colour, esp when caused by a change in temperature

Word Origin for metachromatism

C19: from meta- + chromato- + -ism
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metachromatism in Medicine

metachromatism

[mĕt′ə-krō′mə-tĭz′əm]
n.
  1. Metachromasia.
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