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amphichroic

amphichroic adjective: exhibiting or producing two colours depending on the acidity in the reaction, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.

Adjective

amphichroic (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting or producing two colours depending on the acidity in the reaction, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.

Origin of amphichroic

From amphi- + -chroic.

Questions about amphichroic

What does amphichroic mean?
Amphichroic means exhibiting or producing two colours depending on the acidity in the reaction, as substances which may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.
What part of speech is amphichroic?
Amphichroic is an adjective.

Words near amphichroic in the dictionary

  1. amphicelous
  2. amphicheiral
  3. amphichelydian
  4. amphichelydians
  5. amphichiral
  6. amphichroic
  7. amphichromatic
  8. amphicoelian
  9. amphicoelous
  10. amphicoely
  11. amphicontinental

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