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Definition of: dichroism
(dī′krō·iz′əm) noun
1. Physics The property of showing different colors when viewed in different directions, exhibited by doubly refracting crystals.
2. Chem. The property of being differently colored in different degrees of concentration: shown by some solutions. [<Gk. dichroos two–colored <di- two + chrōs color]
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