hyperchromic

hyperchromic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der.
English hyper-
Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə
Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
English chromo-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English hyperchromic

    From hyper- + chromo- + -ic.

    Adjective

    hyperchromic (comparative more hyperchromic, superlative most hyperchromic)

    1. (physics, chemistry) Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
    2. (medicine) Having a higher than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.

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