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pleochroic

pleochroic adjective: of, pertaining to, or having the property of pleochroism.

Adjective

pleochroic (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or having the property of pleochroism.
    • pleochroic mineral
    • pleochroic crystals
  2. Having various colours in the cell wall.

Origin of pleochroic

From pleo- (“more”) + -chroic (“color”).

Words formed from pleochroic

Phrases with pleochroic

Questions about pleochroic

What does pleochroic mean?
Pleochroic means of, pertaining to, or having the property of pleochroism.
What part of speech is pleochroic?
Pleochroic is an adjective.

Words near pleochroic in the dictionary

  1. pleo-
  2. pleoanamorphic
  3. pleoanamorphism
  4. pleoanamorphy
  5. pleocellular
  6. pleochroic
  7. pleochroic halo
  8. pleochroic haloes
  9. pleochroic halos
  10. pleochroism
  11. pleochroisms

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