polychromate

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noun

A salt or ion composed of multiple chromate groups

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motleymulticoloredpolychromatic
OriginEnglish chromate ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolychromate (plural polychromates)

plural polychromates

  1. chemistryA salt or ion composed of multiple chromate groups
adjectivepolychromate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableComposed of many colours

    Synonyms: motley, multicolored, polychromatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveComposed of many colours

Similar
motleymulticoloredpolychromatic
Also see
motleymulticolorvariegated

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishchromate
  6. Englishpolychromate

From poly- + chromate.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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