METACHROMATISM


Meaning of METACHROMATISM in English

— metachromatic /met'euh kroh mat"ik, -kreuh-/ , adj.

/met'euh kroh"meuh tiz'euhm/ , n.

change of color, esp. that due to variation in the temperature of a body.

[ 1875-80; META- + CHROMAT- + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .