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achromatous
a·chro·ma·tous
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eɪˈkroʊ
mə
təs
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kroh
-m
uh
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adjective
1.
without color.
2.
having little or inadequate color; lighter in color than normal.
Origin:
achromat(ic)
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achromatous
(əˈkrəʊmətəs)
—
adj
having little or no colour or less than is normal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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achromatous
a·chro·ma·tous (ā-krō'mə-təs, ə-krō'-)
adj.
Having no color; colorless.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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