different between achromic vs achromia

achromic

English

Adjective

achromic (comparative more achromic, superlative most achromic)

  1. (sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.

Usage notes

The OED regards this word as obsolete, but modern usage shows a return of this synonym for achromatic in the fields of medicine and chemistry.

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achromia

English

Etymology

a- +? chromo- +? ia

Noun

achromia (plural achromias)

  1. (medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood

Translations


Latin

Etymology

New Latin a- (not, absence of) + ????? (khrôma, skin, color) + -ia

Noun

achr?mia f sg (genitive achr?miae); first declension

  1. absence of pigmentation

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

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