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DICHROISM

\dˈa͡ɪkɹə͡ʊˌɪzəm], \dˈa‍ɪkɹə‍ʊˌɪzəm], \d_ˈaɪ_k_ɹ_əʊ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of DICHROISM

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Peculiar property of a substance, apparently changing color when moved.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

The showing one color by reflected and another by transmitted light.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

That property of a substance by which it appears to be of one color by direct light and of another by transmitted light. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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