metachromatic

Variant of metachromatism

metachromatism definition

meta·chro·ma·tism (met′ə krō′mə tiz′əm)

noun

a change of color, esp. as a result of a change in temperature

Etymology: < meta- + Gr chroma, color (see chroma) + -ism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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