heterochromatic

[ het-er-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh- ]

adjective

1. of, having, or pertaining to more than one color.
2. having a pattern of mixed colors.
3. Genetics. of or relating to heterochromatin.

heterochromatic

/ ˌhɛtərəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. of or involving many different colours
2. physics consisting of or concerned with different frequencies or wavelengths

Derived Forms

• ˌheteroˈchromatism, noun

Other Words From

• het·er·o·chro·ma·tism [het-er-, uh, -, kroh, -m, uh, -tiz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterochromatic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + chromatic