metachrome

1 of 3

noun

meta·​chrome

: a metachromatic granule

metachrome

2 of 3

adjective

"

often capitalized

1

: being any of a series of mordant azo dyes

2

: relating to a one-bath method of dyeing by applying a chromium mordant and a dye simultaneously

metachrome

3 of 3

transitive verb

"

: to dye by the metachrome method

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + -chrome (noun suffix); originally formed as French métachrome

Adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary meta- + -chrome (adjective suffix)

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