photodichroic

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adjective

Exhibiting photodichroism

OriginEnglish dichroic ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

adjectivephotodichroic (comparative more photodichroic, superlative most photodichroic)

comparative more photodichroic · superlative most photodichroic

  1. Exhibiting photodichroism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishdichroic
  9. Englishphotodichroic

From photo- + dichroic.

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APA

photodichroic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodichroic

MLA

“photodichroic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodichroic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodichroic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodichroic.

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