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Metachromasia vs Metachromatic - What's the difference?

metachromasia | metachromatic |

As a noun metachromasia

is 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.

As an adjective metachromatic is

exhibiting, or pertaining to, metachromasia.

metachromasia

English

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.

    • Synonyms

    * metachromasy

    Antonyms

    * orthochromasy

    metachromatic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exhibiting, or pertaining to, metachromasia.