pentachromic

P3E1N1T1A1C3H4R1O1M3I1C3

adjective

Containing five colours.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectivepentachromic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableContaining five colours.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishchromic
  7. Englishpentachromic

From penta- + chromic.

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APA

pentachromic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachromic

MLA

“pentachromic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachromic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentachromic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentachromic.

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