metachromasia

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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.

Similar
metachromasy
Opposite
orthochromasy
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Meanings

nounmetachromasia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 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 & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
metachromasy
Opposite
orthochromasy
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APA

metachromasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachromasia

MLA

“metachromasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachromasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metachromasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachromasia.

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