polychrome vs versicolor

polychrome

noun
  • A piece of multicolored pottery. 

  • esculin (so called in allusion to its fluorescent solutions) 

adj
  • Using multiple colours 

  • Executed in the manner of polychromy 

verb
  • To divide (a dye etc.) into multiple colours. 

  • To paint or dye with multiple colours. 

versicolor

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