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Definition of "stereochromy" []

  • The art or process of mural painting with pigments mixed with water glass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stereochromy" in a sentence
  • "His name is to this day associated with soluble glass, an alkaline silicate used in a special kind of fresco painting, called stereochromy, so much so that sometimes it is called Fuchs's soluble glass."
  • "Soluble glass has also been used in Germany to a great extent for mural painting, known as stereochromy."
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