Meanings
nounmetachromasy (uncountable)
- uncountableMetachromasia.
Under the conditions obtaining in tissue sections, it seems safe to assign metachromasy to sulfated compounds, probably sulfuric half-esters
2012, John W. Kelly, The Metachromatic Reaction
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Cite this entry
APA
metachromasy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachromasy
MLA
“metachromasy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachromasy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metachromasy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachromasy.
Source: metachromasy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.