Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metallochromy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-lochromy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or process of colouring metals by changing their oxidation state.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

See metallo- and chromo-.

Usage

Questions

What does metallochromy mean?: The art or process of colouring metals by changing their oxidation state.
Where does metallochromy come from?: See metallo- and chromo-.

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