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or·tho·chro·mat·ic | \ ˌȯr-thə-krō-ˈma-tik 
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\Definition of orthochromatic
1 : of, relating to, or producing tone values of light and shade in a photograph that correspond to the tones in nature
2 : sensitive to all colors except red
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orthochromatic
adjectiveor·tho·chro·mat·ic | \ ˌȯr-thə-krō-ˈmat-ik \
\Medical Definition of orthochromatic
1 : of, relating to, or producing tone values of light and shade in a photograph that correspond to the tones in nature
2 : sensitive to all colors except red
3 : staining in the normal way
orthochromatic tissue an orthochromatic erythroblast
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The first known use of orthochromatic was in 1887
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