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hyperchromatism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-chro-ma-tism
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal intensity of colour or colouring, such as in birds

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

An elevated level of chromatin in the skin

Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + chromatism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperchromatisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperchromic hyperchromatic

Questions

What does hyperchromatism mean?
An abnormal intensity of colour or colouring, such as in birds
Where does hyperchromatism come from?
From hyper- + chromatism.

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