orthochromatic

adjective or·tho·chro·mat·ic \ˌȯr-thə-krō-ˈma-tik\

Definition of ORTHOCHROMATIC

: of, relating to, or producing tone values of light and shade in a photograph that correspond to the tones in nature

: sensitive to all colors except red

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1887

Medical Dictionary

adjective or·tho·chro·mat·ic \ˌȯr-thə-krō-ˈmat-ik\

: of, relating to, or producing tone values of light and shade in a photograph that correspond to the tones in nature

: sensitive to all colors except red

: staining in the normal way <orthochromatic tissue> <an orthochromatic erythroblast>

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