metachrosisn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈkrəʊsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈkroʊsəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek χρῶσις.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + Hellenistic Greek χρῶσις colouring < the stem of ancient Greek χρῶμα colour (see chrome n.) + -σις -sis suffix.

Zoology.

In animals which possess chromatophores (esp. certain lizards, frogs, fish, and cephalopod molluscs): the ability to change skin colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > change of colour > [noun]

discoloura1398

discolouring?a1425

discolouration1545

discolouredness1585

transcoloration1664

discolourment1762

discolorization1827

metachromatism1876

metachromism1876

metachrosis1887

tinctumutation1895

electrochromism1961

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > change of colour

metachromatism1876

metachromism1876

metachrosis1887

1887 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest 211 The power of metachrosis, or of changing the color at will, by the expansion under nerve-influence of special pigment cells.

1936 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 22 454 The phenomena of reptilian metachrosis have provoked the curiosity of man since the time of Aristotle.

1960 Ecology 41 207/1 In those species where the control of metachrosis is complicated by the interaction of several factors, as in Anolis, an exact duplication of results might be difficult.

1986 Florida Scientist 49 193 The first report of colors in life are provided for one of these specimens [sc. a tree frog]..; this includes a distinct brown-green metachrosis of its lichen-like color-pattern.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metachrosis
释义	metachrosisn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈkrəʊsɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈkroʊsəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek χρῶσις. Etymology: < meta- prefix + Hellenistic Greek χρῶσις colouring < the stem of ancient Greek χρῶμα colour (see chrome n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Zoology. In animals which possess chromatophores (esp. certain lizards, frogs, fish, and cephalopod molluscs): the ability to change skin colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > change of colour > [noun] discoloura1398 discolouring?a1425 discolouration1545 discolouredness1585 transcoloration1664 discolourment1762 discolorization1827 metachromatism1876 metachromism1876 metachrosis1887 tinctumutation1895 electrochromism1961 the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > change of colour metachromatism1876 metachromism1876 metachrosis1887 1887 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest 211 The power of metachrosis, or of changing the color at will, by the expansion under nerve-influence of special pigment cells. 1936 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 22 454 The phenomena of reptilian metachrosis have provoked the curiosity of man since the time of Aristotle. 1960 Ecology 41 207/1 In those species where the control of metachrosis is complicated by the interaction of several factors, as in Anolis, an exact duplication of results might be difficult. 1986 Florida Scientist 49 193 The first report of colors in life are provided for one of these specimens [sc. a tree frog]..; this includes a distinct brown-green metachrosis of its lichen-like color-pattern. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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