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Definition of: trichroism
(trī′krō·iz′əm) noun
The property of a crystal of transmitting light of different colors in three different directions. [<Gk. trichroos of three colors <tri- three + chroia color, skin]
—tri·chro·ic (trī·krō′ik) adjective
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