circular dichroism

noun Optics.

selective absorption of one of the two possible circular polarizations of light.

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Origin of circular dichroism

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby circular dichroism

circuity, circular, circular amputation, circular breathing, circular definition, circular dichroism, circular error, circular file, circular fold, circular function, circularize
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