polychromic

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adjective

Polychromatic; many-coloured.

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

adjectivepolychromic (comparative more polychromic, superlative most polychromic)

comparative more polychromic · superlative most polychromic

  1. Polychromatic; many-coloured.
  2. chemistryPertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than one atom of chromium.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving or exhibiting many colors

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polychromaticpolychromecoloredcolouredcolorful
Also see
polychromaticpolychrome

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From poly- + chromic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lycomorphic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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