achromic

  • 1Achromic — 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

  • 2achromic — [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

  • 3achromic — adj. [Gr. a, without; chroma, color] Free from color; unpigmented …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 4achromic — /ay kroh mik/, adj. colorless; without coloring matter. Also, achromous. [1755 65; A 6 + CHROMIC] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5achromic — adjective Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour …

    Wiktionary

  • 6achromic — Colorless. * * * achro·mic (ə kroґmik) colorless …

    Medical dictionary

  • 7achromic — 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

  • 8achromic — adj. lacking color, colorless …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9achromic — achro·mic …

    English syllables

  • 10achromic — /əˈkroʊmɪk/ (say uh krohmik) adjective colourless; without colouring matter. Also, achromous. {a 6 + Greek chroma colour + ic} …