Medical Definition of Hyperchromicity

1. An increase in the optical density of a solution with nucleic acids in it such that it is able to absorb more ultraviolet radiation, which occurs when the double-stranded nucleic acid molecules denature into single-stranded molecules. (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperchromicity

hypercholesterolemia
hypercholesterolemias
hypercholesterolemic
hypercholesterolia
hypercholia
hyperchromaffinism
hyperchromasia
hyperchromatic
hyperchromatism
hyperchromatisms
hyperchromia
hyperchromic
hyperchromic anaemia
hyperchromic anemia
hyperchromic effect
hyperchromicity (current term)
hyperchylia
hyperchylomicronaemia
hypercinesia
hypercinesis
hypercinnabar
hypercivilized
hyperclean
hypercoagulabilities
hypercoagulability
hypercoagulable
hypercoaster
hypercoasters
hypercolumn
hypercolumns

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