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pleochroism

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Main Entry: ple·och·ro·ism
Pronunciation: \plē-ˈä-krə-ˌwi-zəm\
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleochroic, from pleio- + Greek chrōs skin, color
Date: 1857

: the property of a crystal of showing different colors when viewed by light polarized in different directions

pleo·chro·ic \ˌplē-ə-ˈkrō-ik\ adjective


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