dichroism
noun
- the property that doubly refracting crystals have of transmitting light of different colors when looked at from different angles
- the property of a substance of transmitting light of different colors depending on its thickness or on its concentration in solution
- the property of a substance of having one color when it reflects light and another when it transmits light
See dichroism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dīˈkrō-ĭzˌəm)
noun Chemistry - The property possessed by some solutions of showing different colors at different concentrations.
- The property possessed by some crystals of exhibiting two different colors when viewed along different axes.
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