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tetrachromacy

/ˌtɛtɹəˈkɹoʊməsi/

tetrachromacy noun: the quality of having four independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

Noun

tetrachromacy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of having four independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.

Origin of tetrachromacy

From tetra- + chromo- + -acy.

Questions about tetrachromacy

What does tetrachromacy mean?
Tetrachromacy means the quality of having four independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
What part of speech is tetrachromacy?
Tetrachromacy is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetrachromacy?
Tetrachromacy is pronounced /ˌtɛtɹəˈkɹoʊməsi/.

Words near tetrachromacy in the dictionary

  1. tetrachords
  2. tetrachoric
  3. tetrachotomies
  4. tetrachotomous
  5. tetrachotomy
  6. tetrachromacy
  7. tetrachromat
  8. tetrachromate
  9. tetrachromates
  10. tetrachromatic
  11. tetrachromats

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