pleochromaticadj.
/ˌplɪəkrə(ʊ)ˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌpliəˌkroʊˈmædɪk/, /ˈˌpliəˌkrəˈmædɪk/ Crystallography and Mineralogy. rare.
= pleochroic adj.
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pleochroic1854
polychroic1861
pleochromatic1864
pleochroous1864
pleochroitic1879
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Pleochromatic.
1915 New Phytologist 14 286 The crystals are pleochromatic often with a steel blue lustre.
1925 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 12 178 They are not infrequently similar to carotin, but usually contain less color, and are often more pleochromatic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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