"heterochromatic" meaning in English

See heterochromatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more heterochromatic [comparative], most heterochromatic [superlative]
Etymology: From hetero- + chromatic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-|chromatic}} hetero- + chromatic Head templates: {{en-adj}} heterochromatic (comparative more heterochromatic, superlative most heterochromatic)
  1. Having more than one colour; relating to heterochromia. Translations (more than one colour): ἑτερόφθαλμος (heteróphthalmos) (Ancient Greek), hétérochrome (French), vairon (French), hétérochromatique (French), ceacâr (Romanian), heterokromi (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-heterochromatic-en-adj-nPQwOdmT Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 41 21 38 Disambiguation of 'more than one colour': 70 30 0
  2. Of light, having more than one wavelength.
    Sense id: en-heterochromatic-en-adj-ncCJzf8l Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 41 21 38
  3. Of or relating to heterochromatin.
    Sense id: en-heterochromatic-en-adj-c9DFXj-V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 8 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 41 21 38

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