Meanings
adjectiveheterochromatic (comparative more heterochromatic, superlative most heterochromatic)
comparative more heterochromatic · superlative most heterochromatic
- Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia.
- Of light, having more than one wavelength.
- Of or relating to heterochromatin.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Englishchromatic
- Englishheterochromatic
Translations
Ancient Greek ἑτερόφθαλμος
- ἑτερόφθαλμος (heteróphthalmos)more than one colour
French hétérochrome, vairon
- hétérochromemore than one colour
- vaironmore than one colour
- hétérochromatiquemore than one colour
Romanian ceacâr
- ceacârmore than one colour
Swedish heterokromi
- heterokromimore than one colour
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APA
heterochromatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochromatic
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“heterochromatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochromatic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterochromatic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochromatic.
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