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parachrome

parachrome

9.9
A material that changes color when exposed to light, heat, or chemicals
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : pigmento paracromático
  • When the chemical reaction occurred, the parachrome pigment transformed from blue to green.

Examples

  • The artist used a parachrome paint that changed color when exposed to different lighting conditions.

  • The scientist was excited to test the new parachrome material that promised vibrant, color-changing effects.

  • Then there's the parachrome hairspring that ensures that the oscillator isn't only normal but additionally very correct.

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  • The parachrome hairsprings in any Rolex are a mark of prestige reserved only for probably the most correct and deserving of timepieces.

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Synonyms

chromogen
vsparachrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A substance that can turn into a pigment

is a pigment that changes color when exposed to certain chemicals or conditions

Surface Forms

parachrome singular
parachromes plural

Morphology

parachrome = chrome (semi-transparent) = para + chrome

The form is recognizable as para- plus chrome, but the specialized scientific sense of a color-changing pigment is only loosely predictable from those parts.

Etymology

The noun parachrome comes from para- and chrome ('color'), the same root in monochrome. A parachrome is a substance or pigment that literally 'changes color' when you put it in different light, heat, or chemicals.