Hypochromic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypochromic is an adjective meaning (physics, chemistry) Describing a decrease in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
Meaning
(physics, chemistry) Describing a decrease in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Having a lower than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells
Antonyms for hypochromic
Common opposites include hyperchromic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include microcytic, macrocytes, hyperchromic, hypsochromic, bathochromic, bathochromatic.
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