pentachromacy

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noun

The quality of having five independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

OriginEnglish chromo- ← Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə →
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Meanings

nounpentachromacy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of having five independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  7. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  8. Englishchromo-
  9. Englishpentachromacy

From penta- + chromo- + -acy.

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APA

pentachromacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachromacy

MLA

“pentachromacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachromacy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentachromacy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachromacy.

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