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metachromasia

metachromasia noun: a characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.

Noun

metachromasia (uncountable)

  1. A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
    Synonyms:
    metachromasy

Synonyms of metachromasia

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Questions about metachromasia

What does metachromasia mean?
Metachromasia means a characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.
What part of speech is metachromasia?
Metachromasia is a noun.

Words near metachromasia in the dictionary

  1. metachlamydeous
  2. metachloral
  3. metachloroperoxybenzoic acid
  4. metacholine
  5. metachondromatosis
  6. metachromasia
  7. metachromasy
  8. metachromatic
  9. metachromatic leukodystrophies
  10. metachromatic leukodystrophy
  11. metachromatically

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