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dichromic

1 American  
[dahy-kroh-mik] / daɪˈkroʊ mɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or involving two colors only.

    dichromic vision.
dichromic 2 American  
[dahy-kroh-mik] / daɪˈkroʊ mɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

  1. (of a compound) containing two atoms of chromium.

dichromic British  
/ daɪˈkrəʊmɪk /

adjective

  1. of or involving only two colours; dichromatic

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Etymology

Origin of dichromic1

First recorded in 1850–55; di- 1 + chromic

Origin of dichromic1

di- 1 + chrom(ium) + -ic

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Like manganese, chromium forms two unstable acids, namely, chromic acid and dichromic acid.

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Associated words: dichromatic, dichromatism, dichromic. two-faced, a.

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