Etymology

polychromate

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Today it means: A salt or ion composed of multiple chromate groups Full definition →

English chromate ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishchromate
  6. English todaypolychromate

From poly- + chromate.

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