metachromatic
adjective
meta·chro·mat·ic
ˌme-tə-krō-ˈma-tik
1
: staining or characterized by staining in a different color or shade from what is typical
metachromatic granules in a bacterium
2
: having the capacity to stain different elements of a cell or tissue in different colors or shades
metachromatic stains
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