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ochroleucous

ochroleucous adjective: yellowish-white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow.

Adjective

ochroleucous (comparative more ochroleucous, superlative most ochroleucous)

  1. Yellowish-white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow

Forms of ochroleucous

comparativemore ochroleucous
superlativemost ochroleucous

Origin of ochroleucous

From ochre + -o- + leucous.

Questions about ochroleucous

What does ochroleucous mean?
Ochroleucous means yellowish-white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow.
What part of speech is ochroleucous?
Ochroleucous is an adjective.

Words near ochroleucous in the dictionary

  1. ochrobactin
  2. ochrobactins
  3. ochroe
  4. ochroes
  5. ochroid
  6. ochroleucous
  7. ochronosis
  8. ochronotic
  9. ochrophyte
  10. ochrophytes
  11. ochrosol

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