polychromatophilic

[pol-ee-kroh-muh-tuh-fil-ik]

pol·y·chro·ma·to·phil·ic

[pol-ee-kroh-muh-tuh-fil-ik]
adjective Cell Biology.
having an affinity for more than one kind of stain, especially for acid, neutral, and basic stains, as polychromatophilic erythroblasts characteristic of pernicious anemia.

Origin:
1895–1900; polychromat(ic) + -o- + -philic
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Polychromatophilic has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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