stereochromy

American

[ster-ee-uh-kroh-mee, steer-] / ˈstɛr i əˌkroʊ mi, ˈstɪər- /

noun

the stereochrome process.

stereochromy British

/ ˈstɪər-, ˈstɛrɪəˌkrəʊmɪ /

noun

a method of wall painting in which water glass is used either as a painting medium or as a final fixative coat

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Other Word Forms

stereochromatic adjective
stereochromatically adverb
stereochromic adjective
stereochromically adverb

Etymology

Origin of stereochromy

1835–45; stereo- + -chromy ( -chrome, -y ³ )

Example Sentences

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Stereochromy, ster′ē-ō-krō-mi, n. a process of painting on stone or plaster-work, the colours rendered permanent by a solution of fluoric acid.—n.

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Soluble glass has also been used in Germany to a great extent for mural painting, known as stereochromy.

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