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stereochromy

[ster-ee-uh-kroh-mee, steer-]

noun

  1. the stereochrome process.



stereochromy

/ ˈstɪər-, ˈstɛrɪəˌkrəʊmɪ /

noun

  1. a method of wall painting in which water glass is used either as a painting medium or as a final fixative coat

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • stereochromic adjective
  • stereochromatic adjective
  • stereochromically adverb
  • stereochromatically adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stereochromy1

1835–45; stereo- + -chromy ( -chrome, -y 3 )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stereochromy1

C19: via German Stereochromie, from stereo- + Greek ō colour
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Stereochromy, ster′ē-ō-krō-mi, n. a process of painting on stone or plaster-work, the colours rendered permanent by a solution of fluoric acid.—n.

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Soluble glass has also been used in Germany to a great extent for mural painting, known as stereochromy.

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