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metachromatic /meta·chro·mat·ic/ (-kro-mat´ik) staining differently with the same dye; said of tissues in which a dye gives different colors to different elements.

met·a·chro·mat·ic (m

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adj.

1. Of or relating to metachromasia.

2. Relating to the property of certain chemical substances to appear as different colors depending upon the wavelength of light under which they are viewed.

metachromatic

having the characteristics of metachromasia.

metachromatic leukodystrophy

see metachromatic leukodystrophy.

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