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Meaning of "metachromatic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METACHROMATIC

metachromatic  [ˌmɛtəkrəʊˈmætɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METACHROMATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metachromatic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES METACHROMATIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

metachromatic

Metachromasy

Metachromasy is a characteristic change in the color of staining carried out in biological tissues, exhibited by certain aniline dyes when they bind to particular substances present in these tissues, called chromotropes. For example, toluidine blue becomes pink when bound to cartilage. The absence of color change in staining is named orthochromasy. The underlying mechanism for metachromasia is the presence of polyanions within the tissue. When these tissues are stained with a concentrated basic dye solution, such as toluidine blue, the dye molecules are close enough to form dimeric and polymeric aggregates. The absorption properties of these aggregations differ from those of the individual nonaggregated dye molecules. Cell and tissue structures that have high concentrations of ionized sulfate and phosphate groups—such as the ground substance of cartilage, heparin-containing granules of mast cells, and rough endoplasmic reticulum of plasma cells—exhibit metachromasia. Therefore, toluidine blue will appear purple to red when it stains these components.

Definition of metachromatic in the English dictionary

The first definition of metachromatic in the dictionary is taking a colour different from that of the dye solution. Other definition of metachromatic is capable of staining tissues or cells a colour different from that of the dye solution. Metachromatic is also of or relating to metachromatism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METACHROMATIC


amphichromatic
ˌæmfɪkrəʊˈmætɪk
comatic
kəʊˈmætɪk
dichromatic
ˌdaɪkrəʊˈmætɪk
euchromatic
ˌjuːkrəʊˈmætɪk
heterochromatic
ˌhɛtərəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk
homochromatic
ˌhəʊməʊkrəʊˈmætɪk
hydropneumatic
ˌhaɪdrəʊnjʊˈmætɪk
isochromatic
ˌaɪsəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk
metasomatic
ˌmɛtəsəʊˈmætɪk
monochromatic
ˌmɒnəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk
orthochromatic
ˌɔːθəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk
panchromatic
ˌpænkrəʊˈmætɪk
peristomatic
pəˌrɪstəʊˈmætɪk
pneumatic
njʊˈmætɪk
polychromatic
ˌpɒlɪkrəʊˈmætɪk
somatic
səʊˈmætɪk
stomatic
stəʊˈmætɪk
stromatic
strəʊˈmætɪk
trichromatic
ˌtraɪkrəʊˈmætɪk
zygomatic
ˌzaɪɡəʊˈmætɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METACHROMATIC

metabotropic receptor
metacarpal
metacarpi
metacarpus
metacenter
metacentre
metacentric
metacercaria
metacercariae
metacercarial
metachromatism
metachronism
metachroses
metachrosis
metacinnabarite
metacognition
metacomputer
metacomputing
metadata
metafemale

WORDS THAT END LIKE METACHROMATIC

aromatic
asymptomatic
automatic
charismatic
chromatic
cinematic
climatic
diplomatic
dramatic
enigmatic
enzymatic
pragmatic
prismatic
problematic
schematic
simatic
static
symptomatic
systematic
thematic
traumatic

Synonyms and antonyms of metachromatic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metachromatic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METACHROMATIC

Find out the translation of metachromatic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metachromatic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metachromatic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metacromática
570 millions of speakers

English

metachromatic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metachromatic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متبدل التلون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метахроматическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metachromatic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

metachromatic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métachromatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metachromatic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

metachromatischer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異染
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metachromatic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

metachromatic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெட்டாகுரோமாடிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटाचोमॅटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metakromatik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metacromatica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metachromatyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метахроматическая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metacromatică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταχρωματικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metachromatic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metakromatisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Meta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metachromatic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METACHROMATIC»

The term «metachromatic» is normally little used and occupies the 114.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METACHROMATIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metachromatic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METACHROMATIC»

Discover the use of metachromatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metachromatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Color Atlas of Nerve Biopsy Pathology
METACHROMATIC GRANULES The presence of metachromatic granules in the nerve is diagnostic of metachromatic neuropathy and metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare autosomal recessive ...
Shin J. Oh, 2001
2
Inborn Metabolic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment
Berger J, Loschl B, Bernheimer H et al (1997) Occurrence, distribution, and phenotype of arylsulfatase A mutations in patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy. Am J Med Genet 69:335- 76. 340 56. Rafi MA, Coppola S, Liu SL et al (2003) ...
John Fernandes, Jean-Marie Saudubray, Georges van den Berghe, 2006
3
Atlas of Metabolic Diseases Second edition
Late-presenting metachromatic leukodystrophy. Lancet1996;348:1382. Furst W, Sandhoff K. Activator proteins and topology of lysosomal sphingolipid catabolism. Biochim BiophysActa1992;1126:1. Wu C-SC, Lee NM, Loh HH, etal.
William L Nyhan, Bruce A Barshop, Pinar T. Ozand, 2005
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Secondary Schizophrenia
Metachromatic leukodystrophy. In The Metabolic Basis of Inherited Disease, Scriver C.R., BeaudetA.L., SlyW.S., etal. (Eds.). Eighth Ed., vol 3. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 3695–724. 2. Hyde T. M., Ziegler J. C., Weinberger D. R. Psychiatric ...
Perminder S. Sachdev, Matcheri S. Keshavan, 2010
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The Molecular and Genetic Basis of Neurologic and ...
2004)26:363-366. 5. Berna L, Gieselmann V, Poupetova H, et al. Novel mutations associated with metachromatic leukodystrophy: phenotype and expression studies in nine Czech and Slovak patients. Am J Med Genet. 2004;129A:277-281 . 6.
Roger N. Rosenberg, 2008
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Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics
P426L in the ARSA Gene: Prevalence in Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Patients from European Countries. Mol. Genet. Metab. 2005, 86 (3), 353—359. Rauschka, H.; Colsch, B.; Baumann, N.; Wevers, R.; Schmidbauer, M.; Krammer, M., et al.
David L. Rimoin, Reed E. Pyeritz, Bruce Korf, 2013
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Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School Nurse: ...
Recurrent seizures in metachromatic leukodystro- phy. Pediatric Neurology, 17(2 ), 150–154 Gieselmann, V., Kreysing, J., & von Figura, K. (1994). Genetics of metachromatic leukodystrophy. Gene Therapy, 1(Suppl. 1), S87. Kaye, E. M. ( 2001).
Cynthia K. Silkworth, Martha J. Arnold, Judith F. Harrigan, 2005
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Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and ...
Austin J, Armstrong D, Shearer L. Metachromatic form of diffuse cerebral sclerosis. V. The nature and significance of low sulfatase activity: a controlled study of brain, liver and kidney in four patients with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
Aubrey Milunsky, Jeff Milunsky, 2011
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Organization of the Extracellular Matrix
These are two events which simultaneously occur during a metachromatic reaction: (1) a dye-chromotrope interaction which is ionic in nature; and (2) a dye- dye interaction. According to model experiments, the prerequisite of a metachromatic ...
Laszlo Modis, 1990
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The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Metachromatic ...
This book has been created for parents who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process.
Icon Health Publications, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METACHROMATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metachromatic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Offers pour in for wheelchair-bound Lim
Thinking positive: Anne (left) and her sister Julie were born with a genetic disorder called metachromatic leukodystrophy. Anne is striving to be ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
2
Disabled people want to land decent jobs, too
Sisterly bond: Anne Lim (left) and her younger sister Julie are born disabled through a genetic disorder called metachromatic leukodystrophy. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
Child's legacy includes rippling pool of good deeds and a lesson in …
... piling up: Walking, talking and sight were among the abilities taken from her early by a genetic disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy. «Deseret News, Jul 15»
4
Hope runs high at Rock the Park as clinical trials near
... is hoping to use the Team 2018 initiative to fund clinical trials that could lead to a cure for the infantile form of metachromatic leukodystrophy. «London Community News, Jul 15»
5
The Choice Life: National MLD conference brings support in numbers
She hadn't realized that there were so many other families who were struggling with Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD). Feeling isolated ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
6
Vikings visit Winona's Super Gav
Diagnosed in December 2013 with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), Gavin has gone through his fair share of difficulties since receiving a ... «Winona Post, Jul 15»
7
Victor graduates the 'pride of their community'
Trey Butler is currently undergoing treatment for metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) out of state. He completed his coursework with the help ... «Victor Post, Jun 15»
8
E.J. Henderson, Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders surprise 'Super-Gav'
Gavin Quimby, also known as "Super-Gav," has Bronchial Obliterans Syndrome (BOS), as well as Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
9
North York mom Lindsey Yeskoo hailed a 'Hero in the Home'
The diagnosis from a pediatrician neurologist came in a day and a half: metachromatic leukodystrophy, or MLD. The fatal, degenerative ... «insideTORONTO.com, Jun 15»
10
Vikings pay a surprise visit to young Minnesota hero 'Super Gav'
... his life against a disease known as metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) – a neurological disease that degenerates white matter in the brain. «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Metachromatic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/metachromatic>. May 2024 ».
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