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Definition of pleochroic - 2 dictionary results

ple⋅o⋅chro⋅ic

  [plee-uh-kroh-ik]
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–adjective
(of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
Origin:
1860–65; pleo- + -chroic
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ple·och·ro·ism   (plē-ŏk'rō-ĭz'əm)   
n.  The property possessed by some crystals of exhibiting different colors, especially three different colors, when viewed along different axes.

[pleo- + Greek khrōs, color + -ism.]
ple'o·chro'ic (plē'ə-krō'ĭk) adj.
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