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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)

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