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photochromic
[ foh-tuh-kroh-mik ]
/ ˌfoʊ təˈkroʊ mɪk /
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adjective
(of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light.
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OTHER WORDS FROM photochromic
pho·to·chro·mism, nounWords nearby photochromic
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How to use photochromic in a sentence
The Challenger doesn’t have a fan, a digital display, a magnetic lens-change system, or photochromic lenses.
British Dictionary definitions for photochromic
photochromic
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈkrəʊmɪk) /
adjective
(of glass) changing colour with the intensity of incident light, used, for example, in sunglasses that darken as the sunlight becomes brighter
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