Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperchromic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-chromic
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.

adj

Having a higher than normal amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.

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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperchromic From hyper- + chromo- + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more hyperchromic (comparative) most hyperchromic (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperchromicity

Antonyms

hypochromic

Questions

What does hyperchromic mean?: Describing an increase in the intensity of a spectral band due to a change in the molecular environment.
Where does hyperchromic come from?: 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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hyperchromic From hyper- + chromo- + -ic.

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