# metallochrome

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A colouring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity.

## Etymology
From metallo- + -chrome. See metallochromy.

## Source
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