metachromatic

adjective meta·chro·mat·ic \-krō-ˈma-tik\

Definition of METACHROMATIC

: staining or characterized by staining in a different color or shade from what is typical <metachromatic granules in a bacterium>

: having the capacity to stain different elements of a cell or tissue in different colors or shades <metachromatic stains>

1876

Medical Dictionary

adjective meta·chro·mat·ic \-krō-ˈmat-ik\

: staining or characterized by staining in a different color or shade from what is typical <metachromatic granules>

: having the capacity to stain different elements of a cell or tissue in different colors or shades <metachromatic stains>

—meta·chro·mat·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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