adjective
rareHaving no colour except black, white, or shades of grey.
‘an achromic area of skin’- ‘In place of the scaly discs there remained clear blotches of an achromic appearance.’
- ‘Patients can also have plaque-like hematomas and achromic patches on the retina.’
- ‘An achromic halo was obvious around the primary melanoma.’
- ‘Her face turned an achromic color, as if she had seen a ghost.’
- ‘The lesions consisted of round achromic patches of two to three centimeters in diameter.’
uncoloured, white, bleached, faded, washed out
Origin
Mid 18th century from a- + Greek khrōma ‘colour’.
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