di|chro|ism

di|chro|ism
di|chro|ism «DY kroh ihz uhm», noun.
1. the quality of being dichroic; dichromaticism.
2. = dichromatism (def. 1). (Cf.dichromatism)
[< French dichroïsme < Greek díchroos < di- two + chr, chrōtós color (of the skin)]

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  • tri|chro|ism — «TRY kroh ihz uhm», noun. the property of some crystals of exhibiting three different colors when viewed in three different directions. ╂[< Greek tríchroos (< tri three + chróā, for chroi skin, color of skin) + English ism] …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|ryth|ro|chro|ism — «ih RIHTH roh KROH ihz uhm», noun. = erythrism. (Cf. ↑erythrism) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • di|chro|scope — «DY kruh skohp», noun. an instrument for testing the dichroism of crystals. ╂[< dichro(ism) + scope] …   Useful english dictionary

  • dichroism — di·chro·ism …   English syllables

  • polychroism — poly·chro·ism …   English syllables

  • trichroism — tri·chro·ism …   English syllables

  • poly — poly·acrylate; poly·acrylic; poly·acrylonitrile; poly·act; poly·actinal; poly·adel·phia; poly·adel·phous; poly·allel; poly·alphabetic; poly·amide; poly·amine; poly·an·dria; poly·an·dric; poly·an·drist; poly·an·dri·um; poly·an·drous; poly·an·dry;… …   English syllables

  • di — di·al·able; di·al; di·al·de·hyde; di·a·lec·tal; di·a·lec·tal·ism; di·a·lec·tic; di·a·lec·ti·cal; di·a·lec·ti·cal·ly; di·a·lec·ti·cian; di·a·lec·to·log·i·cal; di·a·lec·tol·o·gist; di·a·lec·tol·o·gy; di·a·lis·ter; di·alkylamine; di·al·lage;… …   English syllables

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