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metallochromy

metallochromy noun: the art or process of colouring metals by changing their oxidation state.

Noun

metallochromy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The art or process of colouring metals by changing their oxidation state.

Origin of metallochromy

See metallo- and chromo-.

Questions about metallochromy

What does metallochromy mean?
Metallochromy means the art or process of colouring metals by changing their oxidation state.
What part of speech is metallochromy?
Metallochromy is a noun.

Words near metallochromy in the dictionary

  1. metallochlorin
  2. metallochlorins
  3. metallochrome
  4. metallochromes
  5. metallochromic
  6. metallochromy
  7. metallocluster
  8. metalloclusters
  9. metallocofactor
  10. metallocofactors
  11. metallocomplex

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