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/ay kroh"mik/, adj.colorless; without coloring matter.Also, achromous.[1755-65; A-6 + CHROMIC]
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Achromic — A*chro mic, a. [Gr. ? colorless; ? priv. + ? color.] Free from color; colorless; as, in (Physiol. Chem.), the achromic point of a starch solution acted upon by an amylolytic enzyme is the point at which it fails to give any color with iodine.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
achromic — [ā krō′məsā krō′mik] adj. [< Gr achrōmos < a , not + chrōma, color (see CHROME) + IC] without color: also achromous [ā krō′məs] … English World dictionary
achromic — adj. [Gr. a, without; chroma, color] Free from color; unpigmented … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
achromic — adjective Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour … Wiktionary
achromic — Colorless. * * * achro·mic (ə kroґmik) colorless … Medical dictionary
achromic — Synonyms and related words: achromatic, anemic, ashen, ashy, bled white, bloodless, cadaverous, chloranemic, colorless, dead, deadly pale, deathly pale, dim, dimmed, dingy, discolored, dull, etiolated, exsanguinated, exsanguine, exsanguineous,… … Moby Thesaurus
achromic — adj. lacking color, colorless … English contemporary dictionary
achromic — achro·mic … English syllables
achromic — /əˈkroʊmɪk/ (say uh krohmik) adjective colourless; without colouring matter. Also, achromous. {a 6 + Greek chroma colour + ic} …
achromic — adjective having no color • Syn: ↑achromous • Similar to: ↑uncolored, ↑uncoloured … Useful english dictionary
