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bichromatism

bichromatism noun: the condition of being bichromatic.

Noun

bichromatism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being bichromatic.
  2. The condition of being partially color blind.
  3. The tendency to view events from the perspective of two-race relationship.
    • These are the pioneers of the suppressed and scorned Americans who dared to oppose the relentless bichromatism that entrapped white and black Americans alike.1999, Martha Hodes, editor, Sex, Love, Race: Crossing Boundaries in North American History

Origin of bichromatism

From bi- + chromatism.

Questions about bichromatism

What does bichromatism mean?
Bichromatism means the condition of being bichromatic.
What part of speech is bichromatism?
Bichromatism is a noun.

Words near bichromatism in the dictionary

  1. bichromated
  2. bichromates
  3. bichromatic
  4. bichromatically
  5. bichromating
  6. bichromatism
  7. bichromatize
  8. bichromatized
  9. bichromatizes
  10. bichromatizing
  11. bichrome

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