(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:09:07

Me*tal"lo*chrome (?), n. [See Metallochromy.]

A coloring 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.

 

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