trichrome
Syllables: tri·chrome/ˈtɹaɪˌkɹəʊm/
trichrome adjective: trichromatic (involving three colours).
Adjective
trichrome (not comparable)
- trichromatic (involving three colours)
- Like the Mumuye and Chamba examples they have a trichrome system of decoration in which red (ochre) and white (chalk) accents are set against an opaque and granular black (soot) background.1994, David Zeitlyn, “Mambila figurines and masquerades: Problems of interpretation”, in African Arts, volume 27, number 4
- Staining three different tissues three different colours.
- To summarize: it is possible to make reasonable predictions about the type of force to which connective tissues are subjected by examination of the morphological and biochemical features of[…]the histological staining reaction of the collagen fibers by the Masson trichrome stain[…]1995, Joan E. Sanders, Barry S. Goldstein, Daniel F. Leotta, “Skin response to mechanical stress: Adaptation rather than breakdown--A review of the literature”, in Journal of Rehabilitation Research...
- Mitochondrial content was estimated based on visualization of the modified Gomori's trichrome stain.2011, Colleen A. McMullen et al., “Chronic Stimulation-Induced Changes in the Rodent Thyroarytenoid Muscle”, in Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, volume 54, number 3
Noun
trichrome (plural trichromes)
- A combined stain that stains three different tissues three different colours.
- The stains used were hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Masson's trichrome, and Verhoeff's stain. Sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin have nuclei that were stained blue, cartilage and calcium deposits stained dark blue, cytoplasm and other constituents stained shades of red, and blood stained...2001, Laura E. Edsberg, Joseph R. Natiella, JoAnn Earle, “Microstructural characteristics of human skin subjected to static versus cyclic pressures”, in Journal of Rehabilitation Research and...
- Muscle sections stained with modified Gomori's trichrome demonstrated that thyroarytenoid muscles from both the 1- and 2-week chronic nerve-stimulated rats contained fibers with mitochondrial accumulations.2011, Colleen A. McMullen et al., “Chronic Stimulation-Induced Changes in the Rodent Thyroarytenoid Muscle”, in Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, volume 54, number 3
Forms of trichrome
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Origin of trichrome
From tri- + -chrome.
Questions about trichrome
- What does trichrome mean?
- Trichrome means trichromatic (involving three colours).
- What part of speech is trichrome?
- Trichrome can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce trichrome?
- Trichrome is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪˌkɹəʊm/.
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