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Meaning of metachromasia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A characteristic change in the colour of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes.

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

metachromasy metachromatic leukodystrophy metachromatism metachromism metachronism metachrony

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