polychromatic

  • 1Polychromatic — Pol y*chro*mat ic, a. [Poly + chromatic.] Showing a variety, or a change, of colors. [1913 Webster] {Polychromatic acid} (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2polychromatic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ multicoloured …

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  • 3polychromatic — [päl΄i krō mat′ik] adj. [ POLY + CHROMATIC] having various or changing colors …

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  • 4Polychromatic — The term polychromatic is used to described light that exhibits more than one color. In a technical respect, this can also mean that it contains radiation of more than one wavelength. The study of polychromatics is particularly useful in the… …

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  • 5Polychromatic acid — Polychromatic Pol y*chro*mat ic, a. [Poly + chromatic.] Showing a variety, or a change, of colors. [1913 Webster] {Polychromatic acid} (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the action of nitric acid on aloes. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6polychromatic erythroblast — polychromatophilic erythroblast a nucleated, immature erythrocyte in which the nucleus occupies a relatively smaller part of the cell than in its precursor, the basophilic erythroblast. The cytoplasm is beginning to acquire hemoglobin and thus is …

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  • 7polychromatic crystal — polichromatinis kristalas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kristalas, kurio spalva keičiasi poliarizuotoje šviesoje. atitikmenys: angl. polychromatic crystal rus. полихроматный кристалл …

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  • 8polychromatic — adjective Etymology: Greek polychrōmatos, from poly + chrōmat , chrōma color more at chromatic Date: circa 1841 1. showing a variety or a change of colors ; multicolored 2. being or relating to radiation that is composed of more than one… …

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  • 9polychromatic — adj. [Gr. polys, many; chroma, color] Having many colors …

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  • 10polychromatic — polychromatism /pol ee kroh meuh tiz euhm/, n. /pol ee kroh mat ik, kreuh /, adj. having or exhibiting a variety of colors. Also, polychromic /pol ee kroh mik/. [1840 50; POLY + CHROMATIC] * * * …

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