ˈdīkrōˌizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek dichro os + English -ism
1. : pleochroism in which the colors are unlike when a crystal is viewed in the direction of two different axes
2.
a. : the property of some bodies of differing in color with the thickness of the transmitting layer or of some liquids of differing in color with the degree of concentration of the solution
b. : the property of some surfaces of reflecting light of one color and transmitting light of other colors
3. : dichromatism