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From Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “shape”) + -chrome, from χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Colouration produced by microscopic structures that reflect/refract light rather than pigments. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “shape”) + -chrome, from χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.