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tetrachromic

tetrachromic adjective: of or relating to four colours; tetrachromatic.

Adjective

tetrachromic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to four colours; tetrachromatic.

Origin of tetrachromic

From tetra- + chromic.

Questions about tetrachromic

What does tetrachromic mean?
Tetrachromic means of or relating to four colours; tetrachromatic.
What part of speech is tetrachromic?
Tetrachromic is an adjective.

Words near tetrachromic in the dictionary

  1. tetrachromate
  2. tetrachromates
  3. tetrachromatic
  4. tetrachromats
  5. tetrachrome
  6. tetrachromic
  7. tetracid
  8. tetracids
  9. tetracistronic
  10. tetraclone
  11. tetraclones

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