"hyperchromic" meaning in English

See hyperchromic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hyperchromic [comparative], most hyperchromic [superlative]
Etymology: From hyper- + chromo- + -ic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hyper-|chromo-|-ic}} hyper- + chromo- + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics
    Sense id: en-hyperchromic-en-adj-pkLehX1H Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hyper- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hyper-: 60 40 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (medicine) Having a higher than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-hyperchromic-en-adj-wE51InP5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chromo-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chromo-: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Topics: medicine, sciences
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