achromatophilia

noun

achro·​ma·​to·​phil·​ia

¦ā-ˌkrō-mə-tə-ˈfi-lē-ə,

a-;

-ˌma-tə-;

-ˈfē-

plural -s

biology

: the property of having no affinity for stains

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from achromat- + -philia

First Known Use

circa 1911, in the meaning defined above

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