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metallochrome

metallochrome noun: a colouring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity.

Noun

metallochrome (plural metallochromes)

  1. A colouring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity.

Forms of metallochrome

pluralmetallochromes

Origin of metallochrome

From metallo- + -chrome. See metallochromy.

Questions about metallochrome

What does metallochrome mean?
Metallochrome means a colouring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity.
What part of speech is metallochrome?
Metallochrome is a noun.
What is the plural of metallochrome?
The plural of metallochrome is metallochromes.

Words near metallochrome in the dictionary

  1. metallochelation
  2. metallochemical
  3. metallochemistry
  4. metallochlorin
  5. metallochlorins
  6. metallochrome
  7. metallochromes
  8. metallochromic
  9. metallochromy
  10. metallocluster
  11. metalloclusters

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