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metachromic

metachromic adjective: staining in a tint different from that of the stain being used.

Adjective

metachromic (not comparable)

  1. Staining in a tint different from that of the stain being used.

Questions about metachromic

What does metachromic mean?
Metachromic means staining in a tint different from that of the stain being used.
What part of speech is metachromic?
Metachromic is an adjective.

Words near metachromic in the dictionary

  1. metachromatic leukodystrophies
  2. metachromatic leukodystrophy
  3. metachromatically
  4. metachromatism
  5. metachrome
  6. metachromic
  7. metachromism
  8. metachronal
  9. metachronally
  10. metachronic
  11. metachronism

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