metachromatism

[ met-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uhm ]

noun
  1. change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.

Origin of metachromatism

1
First recorded in 1875–80; meta- + chromat- + -ism

Other words from metachromatism

  • met·a·chro·mat·ic [met-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -kruh-], /ˌmɛt ə kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -krə-/, adjective

Words Nearby metachromatism

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British Dictionary definitions for metachromatism

metachromatism

/ (ˌmɛtəˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm) /


noun
  1. a change in colour, esp when caused by a change in temperature

Origin of metachromatism

1
C19: from meta- + chromato- + -ism

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