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Pleochroism

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pleochroism is a noun meaning (biology) The presence of various colours in the cell wall.

Meaning

(biology) The presence of various colours in the cell wall.

More Meanings

  1. (physics) The optical phenomenon in some coloured, transparent crystals (such as tourmaline and opal) in which the colour changes when viewed from different directions.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include alexandrite, bireflectance, opalescence, acidochromism, phoenicochroite, chatoyment.

alexandritebireflectanceopalescenceacidochromismphoenicochroitechatoymentmelanochroitespherochromatismmechanochromismgoniochromismachroiteommochromedichroscopechrysolitehyperchromatismopalisationopalmelatope

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