chromotropism

noun

chro·mot·ro·pism | \ krōˈmä‧trəˌpizəm\

variants: or less commonly chromotropy \ -pē \

plural chromotropisms also chromotropies

Definition of chromotropism

1 : change of color especially of certain salts known in differently colored modifications — compare chromoisomerism

2 : the orientation of living organisms in relation to color stimuli — compare tropism

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