polychromous


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pol·y·chro·mat·ic

 (pŏl′ē-krō-măt′ĭk) also pol·y·chro·mic (-krō′mĭk) or pol·y·chro·mous (-krō′məs)
adj.
1. Having or exhibiting many colors.
2. Of or composed of radiation of more than one wavelength: polychromatic light.
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polychromous

adjective
Having many different colors:
motley, multicolor, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored.
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